Overview

• Emergency services were called to Regiment Grove about 7 p.m. Tuesday, where a 22-year-old was shot in the chest while sitting in a car and later died at Westmead Hospital.
• The victim reportedly tried to seek help from nearby homes before becoming unresponsive prior to paramedics arriving.
• About 11:15 p.m., crews found a Toyota SUV on fire on Bounty Place in Old Toongabbie, with police believing it is linked to the shooting.
• Crime scenes were established at both locations and forensic work and searches are underway as police hunt for those responsible.
• Local media report police are treating the incident as a targeted attack, and authorities say there is currently no evidence linking it to Sunday’s Forest Lodge shooting.