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March 26th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda The man who led police on a chase across Sydney and was shot up to five times in a shopping mall had a criminal history and was already spiralling out of control before his tragic end.
Darren Neill, 34, was on parole and had suffered a previous head injury that left him mentally unstable, his family says.
The drama ended when he was shot dead on Sunday in the service corridor of a food court in the Westfield mall at Parramatta, in Sydney’s west.
Family and friends came and went on Monday from Neill’s parents’ home in North Rocks, in the city’s northwest, and appeared distraught as they spoke among themselves.
“The family are appalled by Darren’s actions and are glad that no one else was seriously injured on Sunday,” they said in a statement on Monday.
“Recently, owing to personal circumstances, it appears that Darren was mentally fragile.
“In the ensuing week, Darren appeared to have committed various criminal acts and offences. It is not known if this was a cry for help as Darren did not live with his parents.”
A police spokesman declined to comment on the family’s allegation that they contacted local police four times, requesting his arrest.
Police say officers were called to premises in Penrith on Sunday over reports of a break-and-enter.
Neill had already fled the area and attempted to rob a taxi driver before stealing a Mitsubishi Triton from a Nepean Hospital car park.
Other drivers saw the Triton speeding eastbound towards Parramatta on the M4 and weaving in and out of lanes before it crashed into a white Mitsubishi Lancer.
“I’m right behind him and he just jumps out of the car, bloodied, no shirt on,” a man who identified himself as Armon told Triple M radio.
“He’s jumped over to the Mitsubishi Lancer that he’s hit.
“He’s pulled the poor bloke out of the car at knifepoint.
“He’s thrown him out, jumped into the car and he’s sped off.”
A man who identified himself as Simon said he saw the white vehicle travelling at speeds of up to 180km/h.
“He was desperate and he was on the phone, too,” Simon told Triple M.
The chase led to the Parramatta Westfield complex, where a male police officer with more than 10 years’ experience followed the man from a parking garage into the service corridor on level five of the mall.
Electronics retailer JB Hi-Fi is adjacent to the corridor and a security peephole in a storeroom looks out to where the shooting happened.
Leo Anderson and his co-workers at JB Hi-Fi heard a loud argument between two men in the corridor.
“It was scary at first because this place can be unsafe,” Mr Anderson told AAP on Monday.
“We thought it was just two thugs fighting and the other guy shot the other one.”
Mr Anderson was in the retail section when the shooting started and went to the storeroom to look out of the peephole.
“I saw a body and blood on the floor,” he said.
“The guys in the storeroom told me they heard five shots.
“It was two and then one-two-three.”
Mr Anderson said the store was busy and the food court was packed with people who were probably unaware of the shooting until scores of police arrived and established a crime scene.
NSW Police Commissioner Andrew Scipione said the incident could have turned out worse.
“This is a very sad day, not only for the family, but also for the police officer who was involved in this particular incident,” Mr Scipione told reporters on Tuesday.
“I’ve talked to him. The good news is he’s not injured.”
Premier Barry O’Farrell said the incident highlights the dangers of police work.
“It just demonstrates both the threats and the risks involved with police officers doing their task for people across the state,” Mr O’Farrell told reporters on Monday.
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