From the Archives, 1992: Shootout in Preston
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By Bruce Tobin
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Shootout in the suburbs
A man leant out of the window of a getaway car and fired about 10 shots from a sawn-off .22 calibre rifle at police during a chase in Preston yesterday.
The police fired nine shots at the man. At least one unmarked police car was hit in the crossfire before the 10-minute chase ended at the Northland shopping centre when the man shot himself.
An unmarked cop car bears the scar of a shot fired during the chase. The getaway car is in the background.