Fatal Sydney shooting could be another case of mistaken identity, police say
Police in Sydney are investigating a fatal shooting in Merrylands West, suspecting it may be a case of mistaken identity. The victim had no known links to organized crime, unlike others associated with the property.
Why it matters
The incident raises concerns about public safety and the reach of organized crime violence in urban areas.
Police officers at the scene of a fatal shooting in Merrylands West. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP Police officers at the scene of a fatal shooting in Merrylands West. Photograph: Dean Lewins/AAP Sydney Fatal Sydney shooting could be another case of mistaken identity, police say A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Monday’s killing in Campbelltown
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Prefer the Guardian on Google New South Wales police are investigating the death of a man who was shot dead in a home in Sydney’s west as a potential case of mistaken identity, marking the second fatal shooting incident in as many days.
Emergency services responded to reports of a shooting at a property in Merrylands West at about 3.15pm, where a man believed to be in his 30s sustained a gunshot wound.
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