Overview

• Two 15-year-olds were arrested in Condell Park and Penrith and charged with firing firearms at homes, stealing vehicles and damaging property; both have been refused bail ahead of their children’s court appearance
• Investigators allege the minors were hired by rival organised crime networks to carry out the attacks
• In March a semi-automatic rifle unleashed nearly 30 rounds into a Merrylands home, with one bullet missing a five-year-old by just 20 centimetres
• On April 16 a handgun fired 15 shots into a Guildford West granny flat linked to a woman associated with underworld figures
• Taskforce Falcon, set up to tackle surging gang violence, is probing broader organised crime links and the fate of two stolen vehicles found burned out in South Granville and Villawood