<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>NSW Police have pepper-sprayed an 87-year-old man at a nursing home in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/sydney" rel="" target="_blank" title="Sydney's"><span>Sydney's</span></a><span> south-west, a senior officers are now investigating the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police were called to the aged care facility just before 8pm yesterday after a concern of welfare report was made about a resident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man had allegedly threatened to harm other residents and himself while he was armed with what officers described as a "metal ornament".</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/ben-austin-cricket-junction-oval-funeral/6747efb0-dfa3-4ff5-9fe4-00ae7a09901f" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>'A heart of gold': Young cricketer farewelled in front of 1100 mourners</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He reportedly was swinging it at staff who were attempting to calm him down.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>As a result, staff locked themselves in a room for their own safety.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>When officers arrived at the home, they found the man in the foyer and still armed with the metal object.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/sydney-police-news-man-pepper-sprayed-nursing-home/14af8d15-597c-48c5-a5ec-a3b7b90ce29f" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>After refusing police direction to drop the weapon, he was pepper-sprayed.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE: </span></strong><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/measles-likely-spreading-community-sydney-nsw-health-warning/6ae681fd-251f-4228-a69e-4b6598840b47" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Highly infectious, deadly disease 'likely circulating' in Sydney</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man was ultimately restrained and assessed by paramedics before being taken to Campbeltown Hospital for further treatment.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There were no injuries reported to other residents, staff or officers during the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Camden Police Area Command is reviewing the incident.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><em><span>More to come.</span></em></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f"><em><strong><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727"><em><strong><span>Apple App Store</span></strong></em></a><span> </span><em><strong><span>and</span></strong></em><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1"><em><strong><span>Google Play</span></strong></em></a><em><strong><span>.</span></strong></em></div></div>