Melbourne club police shoot couple swingers party fake gun

Melbourne club police shoot couple swingers party fake gun

This is the fake gun that sparked a police raid on a swinger's party at a Melbourne nightclub where officers shot a couple while they were engaged in an intimate act. 

Victorian mother-of-two Zita Sukys and father-of-one Dale Ewins took a photo of themselves posing with the fake gun before attending the swingers party at Inflation nightclub in the early hours of Saturday morning.

Mr Ewins was dressed as the Joker and Ms Sukys was dressed as Harley Quinn from the 2016 film Suicide Squad. 

The couple was shot by police about 3.30am on Saturday when the 'fake gun' was allegedly aimed at officers. 

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Mother-of-two Zita Sukys and father-of-one Dale Ewins took a photo of themselves posing with the fake gun before attending a swingers party at a Melbourne nightclub in the early hours of Saturday morning

The club was hosting a Saints and Sinners Ball, an erotic fancy-dress party described on its website as a 'no holds barred extravaganza of adult fun'.  

Police arrived at the club after reports a man was armed with a gun. 

The man allegedly drew a handgun from his pants and pointed it at approaching officers and would not drop it when asked.

'As a response police then fired a number of shots and a male and female were injured,' Superintendent Lisa Hardeman said on Saturday.

The owner of a Melbourne nightclub, where two people were shot by police during a fancy-dress swingers ball, said the couple were in a compromising position at the time and the venue was aware the man had a fake gun

Zita Sukys, a mother-of-two, was dressed as Harley Quinn when she attended the swingers party at the Melbourne nightclub 

She would not comment on reports the man was also tasered.

The owner of the Melbourne nightclub said the couple was in a 'compromising position' at the time of the shooting. 

She also said the venue was aware the man had a fake gun.

Inflation owner Martha Tsamis took to social media on Saturday to defend the venue, claiming staff did not call police and the pair shot were doing nothing wrong.

'Venue staff have stated that the male victim was not holding anything in his hand but rather he was in a compromising position with his female partner, which is a normal activity with the nature of this event,' Ms Tsamis posted on Facebook.  

Inflation owner Martha Tsamis took to Facebook on Saturday to defend the venue, claiming staff did not call police and the pair shot were doing nothing wrong

Dale Ewins and Zita Sukys (pictured) were dressed as Harley Quinn and the Joker when they attended the swingers party 

'Security had no concerns prior to the incident, and advised police on attendance that they were more than happy to deal with any issues.

'But police rejected this advice, stormed in, fired three shots and a taser.'

Ms Tsamis said the event ran without incident for the past 20 years.

Inflation nightclub (pictured) was hosting a Saints and Sinners Ball, an erotic fancy-dress party described on its website as a 'no holds barred extravaganza of adult fun' 

Ms Tsamis said: 'Venue staff stated the male victim was not holding anything in his hand but rather he was in a compromising position with his female partner, which is a normal activity with the nature of this event'

Ms Tsamis said security had no concerns prior to the incident, and advised police they were more than happy to deal with any issues. She said police rejected this advice, stormed in, fired three shots and a taser

Zita Sukys has been named as the woman who was shot by police during the swingers party on Saturday morning 

Zita Sukys, a mother-of-two, describes herself as being 'open minded' and having 'integrity' on her public Facebook page 

'Participants are generally older adults who come in costume and engage with each other in adult fantasies,' she said. 

'The outfits and accessories are always shown to security as a condition of entry. 

The club was hosting a Saints and Sinners Ball, an erotic fancy-dress party described as a 'no holds barred extravaganza of adult fun'

She said security 'verified that a plastic toy accessory was displayed to, and passed by security and this information was given to police on arrival.'

Police could not yet confirm whether the firearm was real or an imitation but said it was under investigation.

'When a firearm is pointed at you in these circumstances, police are not sure at that stage whether it is real or an imitation,' Superintendent Hardeman said.

'That will be part of the investigation.'

Mr Ewins was shot in the torso and taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a critical condition and under police guard.

Ms Sukys was shot in the leg and taken to the Al fred Hospital in a stable condition.

The 'rockers, punks and goths' themed ball was aimed at 'broadminded adults' and tickets sold for $55 per person.    

 Mr Ewins was dressed as the Joker and Ms Sukys was dressed as Harley Quinn from the 2016 film Suicide Squad

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