BREAKING NEWS Merrylands house is sprayed with bullets and car set on fire as cops probe 'underworld' link
A home has been shot at and with a suspected getaway car found burnt-out nearby.
Police are investigating possible underworld ties to the shooting of a home on Earl St in Merrylands, in Sydney 's west, about 9.15am on Thursday.
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