HOT CROSS GUNS: Five days, six shootings over Easter holiday



ANOTHER man has been shot in western Sydney – the sixth shooting attack in the city over the past five days.


Police were called to Guildford Rd, Guildford, about 3.10pm (AEST) this afternoon following reports of a shooting outside a unit block.

Officers found a man in his 20s suffering from a gunshot wound to his lower abdomen.

He has been taken to hospital and a crime scene has been established at the unit block.

Witnesses told police a small white car was seen leaving the area moments after the shooting.

Five other men were shot in separate incidents over the Easter holiday, one at Kings Cross and four in the western suburbs, sparking fresh calls to give police wider powers.

Also today, police charged a 24-year-old man with six firearm offences relating to two shootings last week.

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He appeared in Campbelltown Local Court where he was refused bail, police said.

Three of the charges relate to an incident about 1.30pm on Wednesday when a single shot was allegedly fired into a vehicle parked outside a property in Chester Rd, Ingleburn.

The remaining charges relate to an incident on the same day, when a single shot was fired into a house in Norton Place, Minto.

People were home at the time but were not injured.

Detectives have been frustrated by the reluctance of victims and their associates to co-operate with investigations.

Opposition Leader John Robertson wants the state government to authorise police rewards of up to $50,000 to any person who provides information that leads to an arrest and conviction.

“This gangland war is going to continue and people in Sydney are going to continue to live in fear,” Mr Robertson told reporters in Sydney.

There had been 80 shootings in Sydney since the coalition won government 12 months ago, he said.

Police have made few arrests and believe the victims are afraid to identify their attackers.

“Police are facing a wall of silence when it comes to the shootings plaguing Sydney streets,” Mr Robertson said.

Opposition police spokesman Nathan Rees accused Premier Barry O’Farrell of failing to take the issue seriously and said Sydney police stations were understaffed.

But senior police, including Assistant Commissioner Frank Mennilli, have dismissed calls for more officers, saying it would make little difference.

Mr Mennilli said several of the shootings over the Easter weekend were deliberately targeted and sparked by disputes over drugs or territory.

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