Kellyville, Sydney: Police investigate shots fired into house while three people inside
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.
Police are investigating after shots were fired at a house in Sydney's northwest, while two people were inside. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard
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.
Bullets peppered the home in Sydney's north west. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard
No one was injured during the incident. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard
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.
A neighbour told Today he had been asleep before hearing loud noises ring through the street.
'I just like, heard some noises, like banging on metal or something like that,' he said.
Three people were inside the house at the time of the shooting. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard
A two-year-old child was inside at the time of the incident. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard
On Tuesday, Detective Superintendent Moore told reporters they believe the incident was a 'targeted attack'.
She said she believed the residents of the home that was sprayed with bullets had only recently moved into the house.
Police believe the residents heard noises outside their door and went out to investigate before the shots were fired.
'They went to investigate and I believe at that point there was a confrontation, or a discussion at least at the front door, before shots were fired,' she said.
'We do believe this was a targeted attack.'
Police are searching for three or four people following the incident. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard
She said police were also searching for three or four people anda second vehicle, which the offenders may have used to flee the scene.
However, police are yet to confirm the colour or model of the vehicle.
Superintendent Moore described the gunmen as 'reckless'.
'They have no regard for the community, they have no regard for the occupants of the home, and more broadly the street and the suburb,' she said.
She recognised it was a 'challenging time' for those living in the area and urged them to review CCTV and dashcam footage for more information.
'While we're doing everything we can, be vigilant,' she said.
'Look back at your CCTV footage and … assist with the investigation.'
A burnt-out car was found a few streets away. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard
Police are searching for the alleged offenders. Photo: NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard
It comes shortly after a spate of shootings across Sydney's suburbs in recent weeks.
At least 10 bullets were fired at a home in North Kellyville - believed to have been wrongly targeted - at about 11pm on June 25, shattering the glass balcony of the house.
Inside were three people - a 44-year-old man, a 48-year-old woman and an 18-year-old man.
Police said the trio were not known to them and it was likely not the intended address.
'People have been targeted wrongfully, their lives have been turned upside down overnight,' Superintendent Moore said at the time.
Police were investigating whether the two incidents were linked.
'It's too early for me to say what those links are - one would argue from proximity that there could potentially be a link,' Superintendent Moore told reporters.
Another shooting was reported at about 1am on Thursday, when police were called to a house in Concord after reports it had been sprayed with bullets.
No one was home at the time of the shooting.
A few days earlier on June 27 shortly before 10pm, police were called to Hickeys Lane in Penrith after reports a man had been shot.
Police said a man, believed to be in his 20s, was shot while sitting inside his car, and was transported to hospital with a non-life-threatening gunshot wound.
A short while later, a car was set alight in the nearby suburb of Claremont Meadows.
No charges have been laid in connection with any of these incidents.
Anyone with information or CCTV footage of the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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