Man shot and killed in Sydney home invasion was ‘targeted attack’, police believe
A man in his early 20s was fatally shot during a home invasion in Glen Alpine, Sydney. Police are treating the incident as a targeted attack and have launched a homicide investigation while the perpetrators remain at large.
Why it matters
The incident highlights ongoing concerns regarding violent crime and targeted home invasions in suburban Sydney, prompting a significant police response.
Emergency services were called to a Glen Alpine property in Sydney’s south-west at about 3.40am and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, who died at the scene. Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP Emergency services were called to a Glen Alpine property in Sydney’s south-west at about 3.40am and found a man suffering from a gunshot wound, who died at the scene. Photograph: Steven Saphore/AAP Sydney Man shot and killed in Sydney home invasion was ‘targeted attack’, police believe Alleged offenders at large after man in his early 20s fatally shot in early hours of Tuesday
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