Police have now updated their statement from earlier and confirm that the suspected attacker fatally stabbed six people before he was shot dead by an officer.
Earlier, the death toll was reported to be five victims, with several other people being treated at hospital with injuries.
A spokesman for New South Wales Ambulance told a press conference earlier today that there were at least eight patients transported to various hospitals across the Sydney region.
Of those who were being treated at hospital, a "number of those are in serious and or critical conditions at this stage", the Assistant Commissioner Anthony Cooke has also confirmed.
No further information was available about those specific people who were injured, the commissioner added, but as we reported earlier, there was "a small child" among those being treated for injuries.
The spokesperson for the NSW ambulance service also confirmed during the press conference that six patients at the scene were "deemed deceased on scene" - which includes the suspected attacker who was shot dead by police.
Johnny, 33, was visiting from the New South Wales Central Coast when he heard commotion outside the store he was shopping in.
When he turned to look he saw a woman and her baby being attacked.
“She was getting stabbed. Everyone was in shock [and] didn't know what to do," he says.
Nearby he thought he could make out another body on the ground, he says.
The injured woman managed to make a run for the Tommy Hilfiger store and once inside, staff quickly locked the doors, he said.
“Some of the other shoppers were using clothing and things to try and… stop the bleeding," he says.
He says he thought the baby only had a minor wound "but the lady was pretty bad… there was a lot of blood and she was panicking," he says.
“Hopefully she pulls through.”
