02-08-2025
NSW Police charge two men after bullets were fired into a home and car in broad daylight in Auburn, Sydney's west
NSW Police have charged two men over a public-place shooting in Auburn, in Sydney's west, occurring in broad daylight last October.
Just after 3pm on Wednesday October 23, 2024, police were called to Chisholm Street, Auburn, following reports that shots had been fired at a house while three people were standing near a parked car.
Officers from Auburn Police Area Command believe it's a targeted attack and confirmed the bullets had struck both the vehicle and the residence.
No injuries were reported.
After 20 minutes since the incident, emergency services were called to Haughton Street in Carramar, where a car was found ablaze.
Fire and Rescue NSW extinguished the fire and police seized the burnt-out vehicle, along with a second car, for forensic examination.
Detectives linked the shooting and the car fire, launching an investigation under Strike Force Martorell.
On Friday 1 August 2025, following extensive inquiries, police executed three search warrants at homes in Guildford and Lidcombe.
During the operation, a car was seized for forensic testing and two men, a 20-year-old from Guildford and a 30-year-old from Lidcombe were arrested.
The men were taken to Bankstown Police Station and charged with several serious offences, including shooting with intent to murder, destroying property by fire in company, firing a gun at a building or inclosed land, and participating in a criminal group.
The younger man also faces an additional charge for failing to comply with an order to provide access to digital evidence.
Police allege the two men were involved in firing shots at three people standing near the parked car in Auburn, and later setting fire to the vehicle in Carramar in an attempt to destroy evidence.
Both men were refused bail and are due to appear at Parramatta Local Court on Saturday August 2, 2025.
Investigations under Strike Force Martorell are continuing.
