A young man has been shot dead outside the front of his house in Sydney’s west in a targeted drive-by attack.
Emergency services were called to the home on Stella Street, in Fairfield Heights, just after 8.30am on Tuesday following multiple gunshots.
Bol Deng, 20, was found unresponsive on the footpath and was treated by paramedics but was unable to be saved.
NSW Police Detective Superintendent Michael Mclean said Mr Deng was known to police.
‘His history and other associations will form part of the investigation going forward,’ he told reporters.
Bol Deng, 20, was found unresponsive on the footpath and was treated by paramedics but was unable to be saved
Devastated family members are seen at the scene of the fatal shooting in Fairfield in Sydney’s west on Tuesday
The victim’s family were believed to have been in the vicinity of the home at the time of the shooting.
The shots were fired from a ‘dark-coloured sedan’ but no other details about the vehicle of the shooter are known.
Detective Superintendent Mclean said police would be canvassing CCTV for the movements of the sedan which is yet to be located.
William, who described himself as a friend of the family, said Mr Deng was out of work.
Family members are seen speaking with police in Fairfield on Tuesday
Police say they believe the shooting was targeted
It’s understood the 20-year-old was killed in a drive-by shooting
‘He was not working but he was a good boy,’ William told Daily Mail .
When asked if he knew why the police said Mr Deng was known to them, William said: ‘I don’t know about that – I don’t know if there was a problem with the police.’
A neighbour on another street just metres from where the suspected targeted attack took place said he heard ‘several gunshots’ around 8.30am.
‘We heard gunshots but by the time we came out we didn’t see anything – they’d gone,’ he said.
Heartbroken family members were understood to have been in the vicinity of the house when Mr Deng was shot
Neighbours say they heard up to four gunshots ring out through Stella Street in Fairfield on Tuesday morning
‘He must have been a professional guy. He just disappeared. And there were kids going to school, just running around.’
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, said he believed the family had African heritage and had only recently moved to the area.
Another neighbour said he heard about three or four gunshots ring out.
A crime scene has been established and investigations are continuing.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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