Revesby shooting

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'Targeted hit': Detectives say shooting of two women marks a new ... (ABC News)

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"I brought a flower out and the police put it on the lady that was lying on the footpath here," said Mr Aitkin. Two other occupants in the car, a man and a woman, were unhurt. "All four people in the car, they were targeted by offenders that fired a number of bullets into the vehicle." "It appears that the 36-year-old woman who was sitting next to her is just a completely innocent party to all this and she has lost her life as a result of this." Police believe it was an organised attack and that the older woman, who was known to police, was the target. - The 48-year-old was known to police and had been in relationships with known identities

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Latest News - NSW Police Public Site (Latest News - NSW Police Public Site)

On arrival, officers attached to Bankstown Police Area Command found two women – aged 48 and 36 – inside a vehicle suffering gunshot wounds. Both women were ...

The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages. Two other occupants in the vehicle – a man and woman – were not physically injured. An investigation is underway following the fatal shooting of two women in Revesby yesterday.

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Two women shot dead in Sydney's south-west killed in targeted ... (The Guardian)

The women – aged 48 and 39 – died after the offender opened fire on them as they sat in a car in Revesby on Saturday night.

“One theory is that she would have been more than likely the target,” he said. “Those vehicles will be forensically examined.” The younger woman was taken to Liverpool hospital in a critical condition where she later died.

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'Targeted assassination': Women found dead (NEWS.com.au)

Four burnt out cars found across southwest Sydney could hold the clues as to why two women were murdered overnight in what police said was a targeted ...

“She’s lost her life as a result of this. Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said the 48-year-old woman was known to police and has a “history” of associations and relationships with other identities known to police. The two women murdered in a Sydney shooting overnight were the targets of an “unprecedented attack”, police say.

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Two women shot dead inside car in Revesby as police launch ... (7NEWS.com.au)

Emergency services were called to a street in Revesby just before 8.50pm on Saturday, following reports of a shooting. Bankstown Police Area Command officers ...

At least two vehicles were found burnt out nearby following the shooting. Police are yet to determine if they are linked to the incident. Two other occupants in the vehicle - a man and woman - were not injured.

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'An organised murder': two women dead after shooting in Sydney's ... (The Sydney Morning Herald)

NSW Police Homicide Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said the shooting happened in nearby Hendy Avenue, Panania, before emergency services ...

Police soon arrived and the people in the two other cars drove away. “There used to be an unwritten rule in the criminal element that you don’t touch family and women. Forensics were on the scene from midnight until about 2am. Doherty said they were shaken by the incident and were assisting police with their inquiries. “This is an appalling attack on two women who have lost their lives in a planned assassination. The younger woman was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition, where she later died.

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