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An 18-year-old man has been charged after an 11-year-old boy sustained critical injuries from a gunshot wound to his face in Sydney's Norwest area on Monday evening. The incident occurred inside a home where emergency services were called at approximately 5pm. While the boy remains hospitalized, police do not believe the shooting is linked to organized crime and are conducting further investigations.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-22,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
On Monday afternoon, an 11-year-old boy was shot in the face and neck inside a home on Fairway Drive, Norwest, Sydney. Paramedics were called around 5pm, treating the critically injured child at the scene before transferring him to Westmead Children's Hospital. Five other people present during the shooting were unharmed.
Police established a crime scene and arrested three men aged 18; one was charged with concealing a serious indictable offense, refused bail, and will appear in court on Tuesday. NSW Police Superintendent Naomi Moore stated there is no evidence linking this incident to organized crime but promised thorough investigation.
The shooting sparked debate over gun control policies between the Labor government and opposition parties, highlighting concerns about public safety amid rising fears of firearms-related incidents in Sydney's northwest suburbs.
Written for “Boy Shot In Face Sydney” on 2026-10-05,
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A man has been charged after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the face inside a home in Sydney's northwest.
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Emergency services were called to a property on Fairway Drive in Norwest around 5pm on Monday after reports of a shooting.
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Officers found the child with gunshot wounds to his face and neck.
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'He was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital in a critical condition, where he remains,' NSW Police said in a statement.
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Five other people who were in the home at the time of the incident were not injured.'
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Three men, all aged 18, were arrested, with two taken to The Hills Police Station and later released pending further inquiries.
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The third man was taken to Riverstone Police Station, where he was charged with concealing a serious indictable offence.
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He was refused bail and will appear before Blacktown Local Court on Tuesday.
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A man has been charged after an 11-year-old boy was shot in the face inside a home in Sydney
Supt. Naomi Moore said police don't believe the shooting is linked to organised crime
Superintendent Naomi Moore from the Hills District Police Area Command said it was 'far too early' to say what happened inside the apartment.
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We have nothing to suggest that it is organised-crime-related, but we will conduct a very thorough investigation into this,' Supt. Moore said, seeking to calm anyone 'fearful on the streets out here at the moment'.
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'It's a tragic situation with an 11-year-old child suffering this injury.'
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Supt. Moore said the boy, who remains in a critical condition this morning, was with his mother overnight.
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'She is as distressed as any parent would be about what she is dealing with at the moment.
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It is an absolute tragic situation,' she said.
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Investigations are continuing.
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