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Three men including teen arrested, loaded revolver seized over alleged planned public place shooting in Sydney's west
Three men have been arrested and a loaded revolver seized after a police operation uncovered an alleged plot for a public place shooting to be carried out in Sydney's west.
NSW Police said the men including a teenager have been arrested in relation to the alleged organisation of vehicles to be used in the shooting.
The chaotic scenes unfolded overnight when police conducted a high-risk vehicle stop of a black Kia Serato at the intersection of the M4 and Prospect Highway in Blacktown at about 12.05am on Wednesday.
During the intercept police reportedly fired bean bag rounds into the vehicle to bring it to a halt.
Then, a 22-year-old driver and the 17-year-old passenger – both males – were arrested.
The 22-year-old was allegedly bitten by a police dog and treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance before being taken to Blacktown Hospital for treatment. There, he remains under police guard.
The teenager was also taken to Blacktown Police Station where inquiries are continuing.
Around the same time of the first arrest, police stopped a VW T-cross travelling along Carlton Street, Granville.
The driver and sole occupant of the vehcile, a 36-year-old man, was arrested without incident.
He was taken to Granville Police Station where inquiries are also continuing.
A search warrant was later executed at a home on Roebuck Avenue, Willmont, where police allegedly seized a loaded Smith & Wesson .357 Magnum revolver.
Investigations are continuing.
