New South Wales police confirmed Monday afternoon eastern time that three people, including the man who took people hostage inside a Lindt cafe in downtown Sydney, Australia, died after police stormed the building.
Police said the 50-year-old hostage taker, identified in the media as Man Haron Monis, was pronounced dead after being taken to a hospital.
A man, 34, and a woman, 38, were also pronounced dead.
Police said that four others were injured in the raid, including a male police officer who suffered a non-life threatening wound to the face from gunshot pellets.
I guess when police decide to take that course of action, innocent people die. Do they not have sharpshooters in the New South Wales police force - or does that just happen on tee-vee.
Do not confuse reality with Hollywood. Hollywood is not real. Hollywood is not real.
It’s my understanding that he had hostages facing the windows with their hands pressed against it. Doesn’t sound like a safe shot to take…plus he apparently got pretty enraged when some hostages escaped. It doesn’t sound like they had much of a choice.
Yeah, I remember Inspector Erskine in the FBI series could shoot a guy dead from 100 yards with his pistol after they shot at him with rifles and missed. I see your point (eyeroll…)
Yes, the escaping hostages was a key part of this, and they probably had some good info for the police as well. Not an easy situation.