Man, 21, allegedly armed with a firearm shot by police in Sydney suburb

A 21-year-old man was shot by police after officers encountered him allegedly carrying a firearm at a home in Glen Alpine, in Sydney’s south-west. The incident is being treated as a critical incident, with an independent police team investigating how the shooting occurred.

Police were called to Strathmore Place at about 12.25pm on Thursday after reports that a man had made threats. Officers gave first aid before paramedics took him to Liverpool Hospital in a serious condition; no other injuries were reported. A crime scene was established, and police expected to provide an update at 4pm.