Bol Deng: Man, 20, shot dead in ‘targeted’ drive-by attack on Fairfield West in Sydney’s west as neighbors share details
A young man has been shot dead outside the front of his home in Sydney’s west in a targeted drive-by attack.
Emergency crews were called to the home on Stella Street, in Fairfield Heights, just after 8:30 a.m. Tuesday after multiple gunshots were heard.
Bol Deng, 20, was found unconscious on the footpath and was treated by paramedics but could not be saved.
NSW Police Chief Inspector Michael Mclean said Mr Deng was known to police.
“Its history and other associations will be part of the future investigation,” he told reporters.
Bol Deng, 20, was found unconscious on the footpath and was treated by paramedics but could not be saved
Emergency services were called to a house on Stella Street, in Fairfield Heights, in Sydney’s west (pictured) after reports of a shooting
The victim’s family was near the home at the time of the shooting.
The shots were fired from a “dark-colored sedan,” but further details about the shooter’s vehicle are unknown.
Chief Inspector Mclean said police would examine CCTV footage to investigate the movements of the sedan, which has yet to be located.
A neighbor on another street, just meters from where the suspected targeted attack took place, said he heard “several gunshots” around 8:30 am.
“We heard gunshots, but by the time we got out we didn’t see anything; they were gone,” he said.
‘He must have been a professional man. He just disappeared. And there were kids going to school and just running around.”
The man, who asked to remain anonymous, said he believed the family had African ancestry and had only recently moved to the area.
Another neighbor said he heard about three or four gunshots ring out.
A crime scene has been cordoned off and the investigation continues.
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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