Two women have died following a shooting in Sydney’s south-west overnight.
Key points:
- One woman died at the scene and the other in hospital
- Two other people inside the car were uninjured
- Police are investigating whether burnt-out cars found nearby are linked to the shootings
Emergency services were called to Weston Street in Revesby around 9pm Saturday following reports of a shooting.
Neighbor Peter Aitkin was outside his house when he saw a number of cars arriving at high speed.
“Three cars came rushing down the street to my right and pulled up out the front,” he said.
“There was a lot of moaning from the men. They were obviously distressed about something.”
Several people got out of the cars and appeared to be highly agitated.
“There were people walking from one car to another,” he said.
“The men were speaking in a language I could understand.”
Around the same time, I have heard police sirens blaring in the background.
“The first police car that turned up, the two guys got out and everything calmed down.”
Mr Aitkin said he did not hear any gunshots and believed the shootings must have happened earlier at another location.
I have watched as police officers pulled two injured women from one of the cars.
“These two policemen went to work on the lady and they worked so hard on her,” he said.
Despite their efforts, a 48-year-old woman died at the scene from gunshot wounds.
A 39-year-old woman was rushed to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition but has since died.
Two other occupants in the car, a man and a woman, were unhurt.
“I brought a flower out and the police put it on the lady that was lying on the footpath here,” said Peter.
Residents in nearby Panania reported hearing an explosion and seeing a billowing tower of smoke after a car was set alight.
Four burnt-out cars have now been found and are being examined by forensic experts.
Police are investigating whether they are linked to the shootings.
A crime scene has been established in Revesby with police still at the scene.
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