Man dies and four seriously injured in Sydney shooting
A man has died and four others are seriously injured following a shooting at a residence in Sydney's southwest on Tuesday night. Police are investigating the incident after the five men arrived separately at two area hospitals with gunshot wounds.
Emergency services were first alerted to Liverpool Hospital around 8:30 p.m. after two men, believed to be in their 20s, arrived with multiple injuries. One of those men was treated but died a short time later. He has not yet been formally identified. The second man remains hospitalized in stable condition.
Approximately ten minutes after the initial call, two more men arrived at Fairfield Hospital in critical condition. A fifth man, believed to be 19 years old, presented at Liverpool Hospital just before 10 p.m. and is also in stable condition while receiving treatment.
In response, police have established a crime scene at a home in the suburb of Canley Heights. The investigation is being conducted with assistance from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad. Authorities have not released details about a potential motive or any suspects, and the circumstances leading up to the shooting remain under active investigation.