An armed siege in Australia that ended with two men dead and two others injured is thought to have been caused by a business dispute between a biker gang member and a group of brothers.
Three other hostages managed to escape unhurt after a six-hour stand-off which started when 33-year-old Wayne Williams, who belonged to the Finks outlaw motorcycle club, shot three men at a sign-making business on the outksirts of Sydney on Monday morning
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Mick Bassal, 43, died at the scene and his two brothers were wounded - one seriously - when Williams opened fire.
Both injured men were taken to hospital where one underwent surgery. The pair are said to be in a stable condition.
Heavily armed officers surrounded the premises in an industrial area of Ingleburn, a suburb 25 miles southwest of Sydney, after reports of gunfire.
Workers at nearby businesses were told to stay inside and roads were blocked off in the area.
Police negotiators were brought in to try to end the siege.
But shortly after 5pm armed officers entered the building and found three people hiding.
During their search the police found Williams' body. He is thought to have shot himself.
Announcing the end of the 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."
The case has now been handed over to the murder squad.
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