SYDNEY, Feb 8 (NNN-AAP) – 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 today that, officers were called to a hospital in Bankstown, about 18 km south-west of central Sydney, last night, when a 17-year-old presented himself 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 the police.– NNN-AAP
