Boy, 11, dies after Norwest apartment shooting

An 11-year-old boy has died in hospital after being shot in the face and neck inside an apartment in Norwest, northwest Sydney. NSW Police said they were informed on Thursday, September 24, that he had died from his injuries. The shooting occurred on Monday, September 21, and the circumstances remain under investigation. The boy was taken to hospital in critical condition after emergency services responded to the apartment on Fairway Drive. He had remained on life support. Police have not recovered the firearm and are investigating how it was discharged and how it came to be in the apartment. Three 18-year-old men were arrested at the scene. One was charged with concealing a serious indictable offence; the other two were released pending further inquiries. The charge concerns an alleged failure to provide information that could materially assist investigators, according to police. It is not a charge over the boy’s death, and police have not announced an arrest in connection with the shooting itself. Police have not established who fired the weapon or whether the shooting was accidental. The boy’s family described it as a tragic accident, according to reports.