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Two boys aged 14 and 16 were charged with murder after biomedical engineering student Marco Tapia, 23, was allegedly shot dead in his Glen Alpine home near Sydney on September 1. Police believe the shooting was a case of mistaken identity involving three masked men who targeted the wrong house in what they suspect is a gang-related incident. The boys are also facing charges for participating in criminal activity and weapon possession; one additional charge involves arson.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-17,
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same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Marco Tapia, a 23-year-old biomedical engineering student at the University of Technology Sydney, was shot dead on September 1st while sleeping in his Glen Alpine home. Police believe it was a case of mistaken identity involving gang members who targeted the wrong house. Tapia had no criminal record and was only known to police for a minor traffic offense.
His parents, Sergio and Claudia, described waking up to the violent attack that killed their son instantly, describing the ordeal as a "horrific nightmare." His sister, Cassie, will be without her brother at her November wedding after invitations were scheduled to go out on the day of his death.
Two teenagers, aged 14 and 16, were charged with Tapia’s murder along with other crimes including participating in a criminal group, possessing an unauthorized firearm, and driving vehicles without consent. Police confirmed that these teens staged vehicles and provided weapons for the gunman involved in the shooting.
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Two boys have been charged with murder two weeks after a man was allegedly shot dead inside his family home.
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man → see → home
Biomedical engineering student Marco Tapia, 23, was in bed when three masked males allegedly broke into his parents' home in Glen Alpine, south-west Sydney, and shot him in the neck and arm at 3.40am on September 1, in what police believe was a gang-related shooting that went wrong.
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that → break → September
Detectives have since confirmed that the wrong house was targeted.
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house → confirm → ?
Police said Mr Tapia had no criminal associations and was only known to them for a minor traffic offence.
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Tapia → say → offence
Officers are investigating whether the shooting was a case of mistaken identity.
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shooting → investigate → identity
Homicide detectives set up Strike Force Gareno to investigate the incident.
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detectives → set → incident
Following extensive inquiries, strike force detectives executed two search warrants at homes in Fairfield in the city's south-west at about 10am Wednesday.
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detectives → follow → am
During the searches, two boys aged 14 and 16 were arrested and taken to Cabramatta Police Station.
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boys → arrest → Station
Both teens were charged with murder, participating in a criminal group, contributing to criminal activity, possessing an unauthorised prohibited firearm, and two counts of driving a conveyance taken without the consent of the owner.
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teens → charge → owner
Two teens aged 14 and 16 have been charged over the death of Marco Tapia (right)
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teens → charge → Tapia
The biomedical engineering student was allegedly shot dead in a suspected case of mistaken identity, according to police
The 14-year-old was also charged with damaging property by fire/explosion.
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old → shoot → explosion
Detectives will allege in court that the teens staged vehicles and provided a weapon for the gunman.
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teens → allege → gunman
The teens were refused bail to appear at a children’s court on Thursday.
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teens → refuse → Thursday
A third male remains on the run.
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male → remain → run
Homicide Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Joe Doueihi is expected to provide more details on Thursday morning.
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Doueihi → expect → morning
Anyone with information or footage that may assist investigations into organised criminal activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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that → assist → Stoppers
'It was a nightmare waking up to that,' Mrs Tapia told Channel Nine's A Current Affair on Monday night.
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Tapia → wake → night
'It all happened so fast.
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It → happen → ?
I remember him taking the last breath.'
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him → remember → breath
Her husband added: 'It's a horrific nightmare that just doesn't stop.
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that → add → ?
Our life has changed forever.
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life → change → ?
You do not prepare for having to bury your son so young.'
Sister Cassie, who's getting married in November, revealed that the invitations had been scheduled to be sent out on the day Marco was killed.
'
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Marco → prepare → day
He got to open his invitation to come to the wedding, but it's going to be something that he's not going to be attending,' Cassie said.
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Cassie → get → that
'He's my best friend and the fact he's not going to be there as one of the groomsmen is heartbreaking.'
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he → go → groomsmen
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