Joyriders ... the driver, right, and one of the passengers. Source: The Daily Telegraph 
Stills from video of police dragging a teenager out of a stolen car after shooting at him in Kings Cross. Picture: Ella Pellegrini Source: The Sunday Telegraph Teenage boy in a coma after being shot by officers Has been in trouble with police since he was eight A critical incident investigation has been formed THE teenage boy in a coma after being shot by officers in Kings Cross has been in trouble with police since he was eight.
The Mt Druitt 14-year-old, who was yesterday clinging to life with multiple gunshot wounds, has a criminal history which includes multiple car thefts.
Police said the boy, who cannot be named, was behind the wheel of a stolen Honda sedan which mounted a footpath in Sydney's notorious nightclub strip early on Saturday, pinning a 29-year-old woman under the car.
Officers then opened fire, hitting the young driver in the chest and arm, and hitting a 17-year-old male passenger in the neck. Insiders yesterday said the 14-year-old had been dealt with under the Young Offenders Act on numerous occasions.
"He's been in trouble since he was eight," a police source said.
Cannabis and a drink before joyride
The revelation came as Redfern elder Mick Mundine said he feared people seeking justice for the teenagers would incite violence.
Mr Mundine admitted he was worried about a repeat of the revenge riots in Redfern after the death of T.J. Hickey if people took matters into their own hands.
"We need to get these two boys better. Senior police are doing their investigation and we need to let that happen," Mr Mundine said.
"We need to do this the right way, for the sake of those two boys."
Police allege that, just hours before the Kings Cross incident, the car the teen was driving had been stolen from a street in Dharruk, in western Sydney. It was then driven to the city and stopped only when police opened fire on the car.
Last night, one of the two women mowed down said she was lucky to be alive. "I do remember being hit and then the car kept going and then I rebounded somehow," she told Channel 9, insisting on anonymity.
"Out of nowhere the car mounted the footpath and we were trying to get out of the way.
"(I'm feeling) shock I guess as to how I'm still here."
Footage of the incident appears to show one of the officers dragging the 17-year-old from the car before striking and arresting him.
A critical incident investigation has been formed to look into the actions of police on the day of the shooting - while the professional standards unit is assessing the conduct of the officers involved in arresting the teens.
Assistant Commissioner Mark Murdoch said the NSW Ombudsman would monitor the investigations.
Greens justice spokesman David Shoebridge said footage of the incident raised "serious and legitimate questions about police conduct".
