BREAKING NEWS 'Knife-wielding' man is shot by police during dramatic Sydney siege
A police operation has unfolded in Sydney 's south west with one man shot after officers efforts to stop the man with a Taser and non-lethal rounds were ineffective.
NSW Police were called to a caravan park on Macarthur Road at Elderslie to check on the welfare of an occupant just after 12.15pm on Thursday.
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