A woman has died after being shot during a drive-by shooting in a Campbelltown suburb overnight.
Police say that at about 11pm emergency services were called to a home on Dickens Road, Ambarvale following reports a woman had been shot.
Officers attached to Campbelltown City Police Area Command arrived to find a 65-year-old woman had suffered a gunshot wound to her leg after someone fired several times at the home before leaving the scene in an unknown vehicle.
She was treated by police and NSW Ambulance paramedics, however she died at the scene.
A man aged 34 and a woman aged 21 were also in the home at the time; however, they were uninjured.
Police with assistance from State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad have commenced Strike Force Apslawn to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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In a separate incident, Drug and Firearms Squad detectives have released CCTV footage as part of an appeal for information into the theft of 10 firearms from a home in South West Sydney earlier this year.
About 7.30pm on January 25, officers attached to Liverpool City Police Area Command were called to an address on Bon Street in Chipping Norton following reports of a break and enter.
On arrival, police were told the occupants of the home had left on holiday earlier that day when about 3pm they noticed an unknown man on their CCTV via a mobile phone app.
It is alleged a total of five rifles and five pistols with an estimated value of $11,000 were stolen from two separate safes.
Local police established a crime scene and commenced initial inquiries before the matter was referred to State Crime Command’s Drug and Firearms Squad under Strike Force Amoco.
As inquiries continue, police are appealing for public assistance to identify a man who may be able to assist with inquiries.
The man is described as being of Caucasian appearance, between 180cm and 185cm tall, of medium build and is depicted wearing a full-face latex mask to disguise his appearance (picture below).
He was also wearing a white long-sleeve shirt, black pants, black shoes and carrying a black duffle bag with white details.
It is also believed the man was travelling in a white Mazda CX5 GT SP with distinct black rims, black side mirrors and sunroof.
Anyone with information about the identity of the man is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
