Shots fired at police during a pursuit in Sydney’s southwest

Police are hunting a gunman who fired several shots at a dog squad officer during a car chase in southwest Sydney.

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00:00New South Wales police were initially called to a home in Enzall Park around 1.30am after

00:07they say residents spotted a man dressed in black and carrying a firearm at the front

00:13of their house.

00:14Now police say it was lucky they spotted that man through their CCTV cameras and the residents

00:19weren't home at the time because they believe if they were this could have potentially been

00:24another gangland hit in Sydney.

00:27Now shortly after that incident at that home police say they spotted a vehicle they believe

00:32was involved in that initial incident in Hitchenbrook where a short pursuit ensued before that was

00:38called off quickly for safety reasons.

00:41They say they then spotted the vehicle again in the suburb of Veroaville where they say

00:47the passenger of that vehicle stuck his head out the window and fired at least two shots

00:53at a police canine vehicle.

00:56They say the police officer and the dog were not injured in that shooting.

01:01A short time later the car was eventually spiked by police and crashed into a ditch

01:07in Bushland where they arrested the 20-year-old male driver who remains at Campbelltown police

01:12station and is still yet to be charged.

01:15They say the passenger though who they believe fired the shots at police remains on the run

01:21and they say he could still be armed.

01:23Police did seize at least three firearms from that vehicle so they're not entirely

01:29sure whether that man is armed or not but they're saying everyone to treat this with

01:33precaution.

01:34As their investigation continues the perimeter that they set up at Veroaville around where

01:40that vehicle crashed is now closed.

01:42They say that passenger has likely left the area and moved into the residential suburbs.

01:47They say the two men involved so far that they've been able to identify that is the

01:52owner of the home where that break and enter started it all off is a known crime figure

01:58to police and the 20-year-old who was arrested is also well known to police.