Four people were killed in a shooting incident in Australia's Northern Territory (NT), local police said on Tuesday (June 4) evening.
At a press conference broadcast live on social media, police
commissioner Reece Kershaw confirmed the number of victims following shooting
in NT capital Darwin.
There were more people injured.
He said that police were
notified of multiple shots in the city area around 5:45 p.m. local time (0815
GMT), while local media said witnesses heard up to 20 shots from a motel,
carrying photos which showed broken glass at the front of the Palm Motel.
"We didn't believe this
is terrorism related," said Kershaw. "This is one individual who
acted individually."
A report by the Australian
Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) quoted witnesses as saying that a man walked
into the motel holding a pump-action shotgun and fired at several doors,
seemingly looking for someone called "Alex."
Police locked down parts of
the city, and a 45-year-old man was later arrested, after allegedly opening
fire again at other different locations. They confirmed in a statement that the
suspect was described as "Caucasian and was wearing a high-vis shirt."
While NT Health said that two
people were being treated at the Royal
Darwin Hospital,
the number of injured people across multiple locations remained unknown.
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