Sydney: An as yet unidentified gunman opened fire at an Indian restaurant in Sydney’s Harris Park. The incident occurred just before 9 pm local time on Tuesday when customers and staff, numbering between 30 and 40, were inside Billu’s Indian Eatery on Wigram Street. The gunman, dressed in a blue tracksuit, was seen running south on Wigram Street after the incident.
“Just before 9pm (Tuesday), a single shot was fired into the Indian restaurant on Wigram Street, Harris Park”, police said. The gunman fired a shot through the window of the restaurant. The bullet went through its front window and hit a shelf, local police said adding that nobody was injured in the incident. They were looking for clues, especially a woman, who was nearly knocked to the ground by him near the pedestrian crossing on the Wigram Street.
The latest incident is the second in this year when a gunman had fired shots in the area which is a hub of Indian restaurants and other Indian shops.
In April, diners were enjoying their lunch in Harris Park area, when after 2pm local time, a man walked outside and fired a volley of bullets. Sydney-based cardiologist Yadu Singh who is also a close friend of the restaurant’s owner said, the incident has generated a great concern among the Indian businesses in the area.
“It is scary and police is probing the incident,” Singh said.
