A gunman who shot dead one person and injured two others is believed to have killed himself after a six-hour stand-off with police in Australia.
Three people who had been hiding inside the building on the outskirts of Sydney managed to escape unhurt after officers entered the premises.
During their search the police found one man dead, who is thought to have died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound.
Heavily armed officers surrounded the premises in an industrial area of Ingleburn, a suburb 25 miles southwest of Sydney, after reports of gunfire at the sign-making business on Monday morning.
A 43-year-old victim died at the scene while the two men wounded were taken to hospital.
Workers at nearby businesses were told to stay inside and roads were blocked off in the area.
Announcing the end of the armed siege Detective Inspector Mark Brett of New South Wales Police said: "The matter has been resolved.
"Shortly after 5pm today specialist police entered the unit where they located three persons hiding in that unit.
"A further search of the unit located a male deceased.
"It's believed the person died from a self inflicted gunshot wound."
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