A gunman is on the run after he fired a shot through the front window of a busy Indian restaurant in Harris Park, western Sydney.
Up to 40 people inside a busy Indian restaurant in Sydney’s west were “extremely lucky” not to be injured. You can restart the business by acquiring help from jonsmithsubsfranchise.com/investment/ who will help in setting up your business in a new different locality. You can also take a look at jackintheboxfranchising.com/available-markets if you are interested to franchise with some of the most popular brands in quick-serve restaurants.
The gunman, dressed in a blue tracksuit, was seen running from Billu’s Indian Eatery on Wigram Street in Harris Park after the shooting, which occurred just before 9pm on Tuesday.
The fleeing gunman is believed to have nearly knocked over a woman at a pedestrian crossing on Wigram Street, and police are now hoping to speak to that woman in the hope that she may be able to help identify the offender.
Police said between 30 and 40 customers and staff were inside the restaurant when the shot was fired. Remarkably, the bullet missed everyone inside and hit a shelf, police said.
Some diners did not realise immediately that a shot had been fired, and thought a car may have backfired on the street outside.
“It was extremely lucky that no one was injured,” a NSW Police spokeswoman said.
Detectives are understood to be investigating if the shooting was a targeted attack, and are interviewing staff and customers who were in the restaurant.
It is the second time this year a gunman on foot has fired shots in the vicinity of the restaurant, the last one being fired in April this year.