A huge police operation is underway in a suburban street in Sydney’s south-west after a man was reportedly seen running into a home armed with a gun, plunging a nearby childcare centre into lockdown.
Officers swarmed Wollongbar Avenue in Panania on Friday morning and have surrounded a home, where an armed man is believed to be holed up inside.
Wollongbar Avenue and an adjacent street been blocked off with dozens of police cars and specialist Bear Cat vehicles.
Tactical response officers were seen on rooftops as a police helicopter hovered above the scene.
A nearby childcare centre has been forced into lockdown.
Residents have been urged to stay away or remain indoors.
‘Officers attached to Bankstown Police, as well as specialist resources, are on scene,’ a police spokeswoman told Daily Mail.
Wollongbar Avenue in Panania is in lockdown following reports of an armed man
Police are urged the public to stay away
The area was plunged into lockdown after reports of a man armed with a gun running into a home
‘The public is urged to avoid the area.
‘No further information is available.’
Police sources told the ABC that the alarm was raised after a member of the public reported seeing four people, including an armed man, entering a home.
More to come.
