A gunman has allegedly terrorised a small town in Western Australia’s Wheatbelt region by threatening people who offered their help at a crash scene.
Police said the man first launched his alleged attack on innocent bystanders who stopped to check on a car crash on the Albany Highway in Bannister, 100km south of Perth, about 5.20pm on Saturday.
The gunman allegedly fired two shots, with one bullet flying through the ute’s passenger-side window and out the driver’s side window, before the drive escaped in the car – leaving one passenger behind.Police say soon after a couple pulled over at the crash scene and were also set upon by the gunman who allegedly held them at gunpoint while he stole their gold Volvo station wagon.
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