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Man in Penrith Shot in Parked Car as Vehicle Burns in Claremont Meadows

NSW Police have established two crime scenes, probing connections to a recent spree of nighttime shootings followed by car fires in western Sydney suburbs.

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Overview

  • A man in his 20s was shot at about 10pm on June 27 while sitting in a parked car on Hickeys Lane in Penrith and sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
  • Paramedics treated his gunshot wound at the scene before he was taken to hospital for further care.
  • Just after 10.15pm Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished a vehicle fire on Kindlebark Close in Claremont Meadows.
  • Officers from Nepean Police Area Command have established separate crime scenes at both locations and detectives are examining possible links between the shooting and the fire.
  • The incident is the latest in an ongoing series of nighttime shootings followed by car fires across western Sydney suburbs since late 2024.