Police investigating after teenager with gunshot wound arrives at Sydney hospital
The 17-year-old male, whose injuries were not considered life-threatening, was accompanied by an 18-year-old man.
SYDNEY: Sydney police have launched an investigation after a teenager arrived at a hospital with a gunshot wound.
Police in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) said on Saturday that officers were called to a hospital in Bankstown, about 18 km southwest of central Sydney, on Friday night when the 17-year-old presented to the emergency department with a gunshot wound to his right leg.
The 17-year-old male, whose injuries were not considered life-threatening, was accompanied by an 18-year-old man.
Both men refused to assist the officers with inquiries, NSW Police said.
Police attempted to arrest the 18-year-old for concealing an offense when he allegedly assaulted two officers, injuring one.
He was taken to a nearby police station where he allegedly “made a number of threats towards officers.”
The 18-year-old was charged with six offenses, including assaulting a police officer, hindering or resisting arrest and three counts of intimidating a police officer.
Police seized a vehicle that they believe was used by the males to attend the hospital and commenced an investigation into the shooting.
Anyone with information about the incident has been urged to contact police.
-Xinhua
