Wed. Nov 6th, 2024
alert-–-late-night-shooting-rocks-sydney:-body-found-on-banks-of-river-as-another-man-is-rushed-to-hospital-with-gunshot-woundsAlert – Late night shooting rocks Sydney: Body found on banks of river as another man is rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds

A man has been rushed to hospital with gunshot wounds and a body has been found in a creek following a late-night shooting. 

Police were called to a home on Antwerp Street in Auburn, in Sydney’s west, just before 10pm on Tuesday after receiving reports of a domestic incident. 

Officers were told a man known to the occupants had tried to force entry before firing a shot into the home and fleeing before officers arrived.  

Nobody inside the home was injured. 

Officers were then called to nearby Mona Street following reports a 55-year-old man had been confronted by an unknown assailant. 

The gunman had shot at his car, striking him in the neck.  

The man was rushed to Westmead Hospital in a stable condition while police established a second crime scene on Mona Street. 

During a search of the area, a body was located in Duck Creek just after 2.15am. 

A firearm was also found and seized for evidence.

‘While the investigation is ongoing, the man’s death isn’t being treated as suspicious and a report will be prepared for the Coroner,’ NSW Police said in a statement. 

‘There is no ongoing risk to the public.’

Police believe the shooting on Antwerp Street and the incident on Mona Street are linked and have made a public appeal for information.   

Anyone with information has been urged to contact Auburn Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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