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Gunmen Fire Into Two Western Sydney Homes Overnight

Investigators say the Croydon Park attack was deliberately aimed at a resident; police believe the Prairiewood shooting was a case of mistaken identity.

Overview

  • Inside the Croydon Park home were a 44-year-old man, three women aged between 40 and 71, and two children; all occupants escaped unharmed.
  • Witnesses reported seeing the shooter flee in a white hatchback that drove off northbound along Tavistock Street.
  • At about 11:25pm a separate shooting struck a Prairiewood unit occupied by an 80-year-old woman who was not injured.
  • Police identified a white Ford Ranger near the Prairiewood scene but say it appears unconnected to the earlier Croydon Park shooting.
  • Authorities have called on anyone with dashcam footage or information to contact New South Wales Police or Crime Stoppers.