Updated: 13:24, Saturday April 7, 2012
Sydney’s latest shooting has prompted demands for a crisis meeting between politicians and police.
A 24-year-old man was shot several times in Merrylands, in the city’s west, on Friday afternoon.
Police believe a confrontation with another man caused the incident, in Patten Avenue, about 5.20pm (AEST).
The victim went to Westmead Hospital with gunshot wounds to his legs. He was in a stable condition.
NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson said it was the 75th shooting in Sydney since March 2011 and the 11th in Merrylands over the same period.
‘A city where people fire at each other on street corners in broad daylight – you might expect that in Mexico City or Mogadishu but not Sydney,’ Mr Robertson said in a statement.
‘The NSW Labor Opposition demands that the premier return to work and hook up an immediate crisis meeting of law enforcement officials.
‘The first item he should sign off is a massive increase in western Sydney police numbers.
Opposition police spokesman Nathan Rees said the Greater Sydney region was 242 police officers below authorised strength.
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