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A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Tuesday’s killing in Campbelltown
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A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Tuesday’s killing in Campbelltown
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New South Wales police are investigating the shooting death of a man in Sydney’s west as a potential case of mistaken identity, marking the second fatal shooting incident in as many days.
Emergency services responded to reports of a shooting at a home in Merrylands West at about 3.15pm on Wednesday, where a man believed to be in his 30s sustained a gunshot wound.
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Source: The Guardian · Achol Arok. Published 2 Sept 2026, 10:32 am.
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