Saturday April 26, 11:00 AM
Man shot dead in hotel in Sydney's east


A gunman escaped on foot after the fatal shooting of a pub patron in Sydney's east early on Saturday, police say.

Maroubra police commander Peter McErlain said a 31-year-old man died at the scene after being shot in the main bar of Churchill's Sports Bar on the corner of Rainbow Street and Anzac Parade, Kingsford, at 4am (AEST).

"It appears that anything up to three shots were fired, and the deceased has suffered gunshot wounds to the upper part of the body," Superintendent McErlain said.

Police tried in vain to revive the man at the scene.

Supt McErlain said the shooting occurred after several patrons became involved in a fight, and hotel staff alerted police by sounding an alarm.

"There were a number of people involved in the altercation - whether or not they knew each other is unknown," he said.

At least 20 people were in the bar at the time in a continuation of Anzac Day celebrations, including two-up games, that had begun the previous afternoon.

Police are interviewing witnesses and reviewing CCTV footage from the venue, Supt McErlain said.

"It appears that the firearm was a handgun, and we are unable to say whether it was a revolver or a semi-automatic pistol," he said.

Police have discounted robbery as a motive.

The victim's identity was not being made public pending notification of his family.

The gunman, described as about 182cm tall with a solid build, was last seen running across Anzac Parade after the shooting.

How does this affect me?

I have illustrated in the above picture, the distance between my place and the crime site.

Its practically 5 minutes walk from my place.

The day starts to get dark at 5pm here.

At 6pm, the sky is as dark as Singapore's 9pm.

The murderer is ON THE LOOSE.

What if i become his "eye-candy"?

OMG.

"Don't worry too much for me guys. i will take care of myself. ;)"

p.s: when someone gets over-stressed by school work, this is the outcome.

p.s.s: the incident is REAL. its not fictional.

A pat on my shoulders.