Picton shooting: Man targeted at service station
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HEAVILY-armed police have reportedly found a body as they searched a creek near the service station where a man was shot dead this afternoon.
Seven News is reporting the body was found after the hunt for the gunman moved from the town centre to the creek.
Argyle St at Picton was locked down between Margaret St and Regreme St as well the the local high school after the killing around 12.25 today.
The body of a man, covered by a sheet, could be seen next to the bowser at the Shell service station.
Strike Force Raptor have been brought in as local police have begun to search a nearby creek for the gunman who disappeared soon after the shooting.
Sources have told The Daily Telegraph that the shooting is understood to have been related to an Outlaw Motorcycle Gang.
Police are pictured on scene at a shooting in Picton where they have closed off the main street as they hunt for the shooter. Picture: Channel 9Source:Twitter
Heavily armed Police on Argyle Street in Picton as the street is in lockdown after a man was shot dead at the Shell service station. Picture: Jonathan NgSource:News Corp Australia
A tattoo parlour across the road from the petrol station, owned by the family of Bachelorette winner Sasha Mielczarek, was shot up in a dispute that was linked to the Rebels bikie gang.
Picton is well-known Rebel territory and police are investigating whether the shooting is related to an internal battle inside the club or an outside gang.
Police have confirmed that the shooting is not terror related and is believed to have been a targeted shooting.
Heavily armed police patrol Argyle Street in Picton. Picture: Jonathan NgSource:News Corp Australia
Enter the bearcat. Heavily armed police have joined the hunt for a gunman who shot dead a man at Picton service station. Picture: Jonathan NgSource:News Corp Australia
Helicopter vision shows the scene of fatal shooting at Picton
Local Geoff Hill, 65, said he saw the dead body of a man when he pulled down the blinds to his work today which is opposite the service station.
“We know there has been a murder and the police have set up a command station out the front of the service station,” he said.
“Police are everywhere at the moment.
“Apparently one guy shot another one, I heard there was an ambulance officer nearby and she was near to it.
“We can see a body and it is covered by a white sheet.
“Someone alerted me that there had been a shooting on the other side of the road. I opened up the blinds and observed there was a body laying near the petrol pump.
“We have been told to evacuate the building ... the police helicopter is above probably looking for the guy who did it.”
A man has been shot dead at a service station in Sydney’s southwest. Argyle St at Picton has been locked down between Margaret St and Regreme St as police hunt the gunman. Picture: Channel 9Source:Channel 9
A caller to 2GB told the radio station that they saw the shooting.
“We saw a man stagger and fall on to his back. We thought maybe he had a heart attack,” he said.
“Saw a man drop. We were going to get out of the car when police were screaming at us to get out of there.
“He was solid build, and probably middle-aged.”
The man was shot at the Coles Express service station in Picton in the south west of Sydney.Source:Supplied
A police spokeswoman confirmed that a man had been shot at a service station about 12.25pm today and a perimeter has been setup.
She said there have been no arrests and members of the public are urged to avoid the area.
The polair helicopter is currently hovering above the area.
The shooting happened at the Coles Express service staton according to reports from Seven News which has also claimed the Picton High School is in lockdown.
Police are pictured on scene at a shooting in Picton. Picture: HiJak'd / TwitterSource:Twitter