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Woman killed in late-night drive-by shooting in Sydney suburb | Woman killed in late-night drive-by shooting in Sydney suburb |
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Police searching for a killer after multiple shots fired in an attack on a home in Ambarvale | Police searching for a killer after multiple shots fired in an attack on a home in Ambarvale |
A woman has been killed in a drive-by shooting in suburban Sydney after she was hit in the leg when a home was peppered with bullets. | A woman has been killed in a drive-by shooting in suburban Sydney after she was hit in the leg when a home was peppered with bullets. |
Police were searching for her killer on Tuesday after the overnight attack at Ambarvale on Sydney’s south-west outskirts. | Police were searching for her killer on Tuesday after the overnight attack at Ambarvale on Sydney’s south-west outskirts. |
Shots were fired from an unknown vehicle at a house on Dickens Road on Monday night when the 65-year-old woman was hit. | Shots were fired from an unknown vehicle at a house on Dickens Road on Monday night when the 65-year-old woman was hit. |
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Emergency services were called to the property about 11pm and treated the woman, but she died at the scene. | Emergency services were called to the property about 11pm and treated the woman, but she died at the scene. |
Two other people in the home were not injured – a 21-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man. | Two other people in the home were not injured – a 21-year-old woman and a 34-year-old man. |
Local officers and the homicide squad were investigating, with a number of police vehicles parked outside the property as authorities began their probe. | Local officers and the homicide squad were investigating, with a number of police vehicles parked outside the property as authorities began their probe. |
At least 10 yellow bullet-casing markers were spotted on the taped-off road. | At least 10 yellow bullet-casing markers were spotted on the taped-off road. |
Along with the two uninjured people in the house, New South Wales police said members of the public would be key to their investigation. They asked witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers. |