Australian police say they do not believe terror or religious motivations were behind a mass shooting near Sydney that left one person in critical condition Sunday evening.
A suspect accused of firing up to 50 shots at random from a .30-calibre rifle in the suburb of Croydon Park has no known links to organized crime or terror groups, acting Superintendent Stephen Parry says.
“It is incredible that nobody died,” Parry tells a press conference.
One man self-presented to hospital with a gunshot wound following the incident, but would likely survive, police say.
Another 14 people were treated by ambulance staff for minor injuries, including shattered glass as bullets hit their car windows.
Police apprehended the suspect and are expected to question him today.
New South Wales Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon tells local radio station 2GB that the gunman’s motives remain unclear, describing the shooting as “serious and terrifying.”
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