Armed man flees after torching stolen car in Sydney car park

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 16 Oct, 07:39 · Archive

An armed man allegedly stole a car, set it alight in a basement car park in Sydney's Dulwich Hill and fled on foot.

Police are hunting an armed man who allegedly stole a car and torched it in a basement car park of a residential building in Sydney's Dulwich Hill. The man was confronted by the vehicle's owners—two men and a woman—before the car was set on fire. Fire and Rescue NSW attended and extinguished the blaze, with no injuries reported.

A resident, Mark Swan, heard loud arguments before a loud bang. 'We heard a bang, which I took to be a shotgun, and a fellow yelling, "I need a fire extinguisher",' he said. 'So I opened my kitchen window and yelled "there's a hose reel behind the wall there" but the garage had already filled up with smoke.' The entire incident lasted less than five minutes.

The man fled on foot through a nearby park and police released an image of the suspect on social media. He is described as Caucasian, in his 20s, about 160cm tall with a thin build and shaggy hair, wearing a black hooded jersey and armed with a gun. A crime scene remained in place on Friday afternoon.

How it is being reported

• Man armed with gun flees after stolen car torchedPolice are on the hunt for an armed man who allegedly stole a car then torched it in the basement car park of a residential building before fleeing on foot.The West Australian · 16 Oct, 07:16
• Man armed with gun flees after stolen car torchedPolice are on the hunt for an armed man who allegedly stole a car then torched it in the basement car park of a residential building before fleeing on foot.Perth Now · 16 Oct, 07:16

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