Norwest shooting: Man, 19, charged with murder after 12-year-old boy shot in face and neck at Sydney home
A major breakthrough has emerged in the investigation into the horrific death of a 12-year-old boy who was shot inside a Sydney home.
A 19-year-old man has been charged with murder following the death of a 12-year-old boy who was allegedly shot in the face and neck inside a home in Sydney’s northwest last month.
Emergency services were called to a unit on Fairway Drive in Norwest about 5pm on Monday, September 21, following reports of a shooting.
Officers from The Hills Police Area Command arrived to find the young boy suffering gunshot wounds to his face and neck.
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Nine other people were inside the home at the time of the alleged shooting but escaped injury.
Three men, all aged 18 at the time, were arrested following the incident.
Two were taken to The Hills Police Station before being released pending further inquiries.
The third was taken to Riverstone Police Station and charged with concealing a serious indictable offence. His matter remains before the courts.
The boy died in hospital three days later, on Thursday, September 24.
Following his death, the investigation was taken over by State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, with detectives establishing Strike Force Janilo.
After extensive inquiries, investigators arrested a 19-year-old man at a correctional facility in Silverwater about midday on Tuesday, October 13.
The man, who was 18 at the time of the alleged shooting, has since been charged with murder.
He was remanded in custody and is due to appear before Bail Division Local Court 6 on Wednesday, October 14.
