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TWO homes were targeted in drive-by shootings by the same gunmen, who police believe were “sending a message”.
Up to 36 bullets were fired at a home and car in Arncliffe, while a woman in Auburn was injured by flying debris as up to 10 bullets hit her house.
Two drive-by Sydney shootings where 27 bullets were fired
Middle Eastern organised crime squad head Detective Superintendent Deb Wallace said drug dealing could be behind the shootings.
He said the intention appeared to be to send a warning.
In the Arncliffe shooting, of the 36 shots fired only one hit the house – the rest damaged a car parked outside.
“Certainly a message was being sent,” she said.
“But it only takes one round to kill somebody. It was deliberate, targeted and reckless.”
Ten people, including several children, were inside when the gunmen opened fire in Marion St, Auburn about 9.45pm on Monday. A 22-year-old woman suffered a cut to her leg when an item inside the home was hit by a bullet and shattered.
A short time later, 15 family members were inside as the Arncliffe home was shot up.
Supt Wallace said the people within the homes were known to police and were co-operating.
The occupant of the Auburn home, Mr Yaghi, who refused to give his first name, insisted the shooting was mistaken identity: “Its like something from a Hollywood story.”
“A bullet pierced through the front door and hit the door frame inside, just near my dad’s head.”
Mr Yaghi said it was time for police to step up patrols of Sydney’s western suburbs.
“We’re all worried it might happen again,” he said.
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