source : the age
A man has been released from custody after another man was shot in suburban Sydney overnight, weeks after the home was targeted by gunfire.
In the first of two shootings in the city’s west on Sunday night, a 29-year-old man was taken to hospital in a stable condition after being hit on Northcott Road, Lalor Park, about 8.45pm.
NSW Police were told shots had allegedly been fired from a home onto the street, leading to the arrest of a 46-year-old man in the same street about 3am.
He was taken into custody, but has since been released, pending further inquiries.
The home was previously targeted by gunfire in January, when a 46-year-old man was treated by paramedics for a gunshot injury before being taken to hospital in a stable condition.
It is unclear if he is the same man arrested and subsequently released on Monday morning.
Officers could be seen entering the home on Northcott Road on Monday morning. The listed owner of the home hung up when contacted by the Herald.
The shooting was the first of two about an hour apart in western Sydney on Sunday night.
About 9.55pm, emergency services were called to Arundle Road, Bass Hill, where shots had been fired at a house.
A Holden Commodore was found burning on Rex Road, Georges Hall a short time later. Detectives believe it is linked to the nearby shooting.
A 20-year-old Greystanes man presented at Liverpool Hospital with gunshot wounds to his leg, arm and chest about 10.10pm and was in a serious but stable condition after being treated.
“This person is known to us, and we are looking at all aspects of this matter,” NSW Police Superintendent Brett Van Akker said on Monday.
“It definitely was a targeted attack on an individual, and it was a brazen and violent attack,” he said.
Police have appealed for dashcam or CCTV footage as investigations into both alleged shootings continue.
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CLARIFICATION
Police earlier reported the man shot in Bass Hill was aged 25. He has since been identified as a 20-year-old man from Greystanes.
Jack Gramenz is a breaking news reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.Connect via email.
