Shots fired into Kellyville home while three people inside, car torched nearby
Police were called to a property on Janamba Ave in Kellyville at about 3am on Tuesday after reports someone had fired several shots into a house.
Shots were fired through the windows of the home, with police now establishing a crime scene in the suburban street.
Three people were inside at the time of the shooting, including a man and a woman in their 30s and a two-year-old child.
No one was injured in the incident.
A short time later, police were called to a car fire on Gorman Ave in Kellyville.
The car was destroyed in the blaze.
'The fire is being treated as suspicious and inquiries have commenced into the circumstances surrounding the incident,' police said in a statement.
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