Pub shooting rocks inner-west Sydney venue The Harold as one person is killed and another left fighting for life
One person has died and another is in a critical condition after gunmen opened fire out the front of a busy Sydney pub during the dinner rush.
Gunshots rang outside The Harold at Forest Lodge, in the city’s inner west, about 6.35pm on Sunday.
Eyewitnesses reported seeing several assailants flee the scene on foot.
Paramedics were called to the scene and performed CPR on one of the victims.
However, the victim could not be saved and died at the scene.
A man was seen lying on the ground bleeding on the corner of Ross Street while officers cordoned off Wigram Road.
The gastropub was packed with punters for the dinner rush on Sunday.
Staff locked the entrance as punters sheltered under tables as dozens of shots were fired outside.
One person has died and another is in a critical condition after gunmen opened fire in Sydney’s inner west
The shooting took place outside The Harold at Forest Lodge, about 6.35pm on Sunday
Eyewitnesses reported seeing several assailants flee the scene on foot following the shooting
A car parked outside the venue, which opened in 1880, on Ross Street was hit was several bullets.
Police evacuated the pub, when it was safe to do so, following the shooting.
More to follow.
