Gangland war boils over as two men are shot in Marrickville in Sydney’s inner west – with one bloke fighting for life and two cars found on fire
- Two men shot on Marrickville Road
- Police investigating if shooting linked to cars found on fire
Two men have been shot in Sydney’s inner west, including a 20-year-old who has suffered serious injuries.
Emergency services were called to a business on Marrickville Road in Marrickville, after reports shots had been fired just before 2pm on Friday.
The two men were treated at the scene by paramedics for gunshot wounds before being rushed to hospital.
The 20-year-old is in a serious condition while the other man, aged 33, is stable.
The younger man was shot in the chest, while the second man was hit in his lower back.
One of the shooting victims in Marrickville is seen after two men were shot at on Friday
A blood-soaked shirt is seen discarded on the ground following the shooting in Marrickville
Police are investigating whether the shooting is in relation to two cars that were found on fire in Marrickville and Dulwich Hill (pictured in Dulwich Hill)
Emergency services were called to a business on Marrickville Road in Marrickville, after reports shots had been fired just before 2pm on Friday
Police are investigating whether the shooting is related to two cars that were found on fire in Marrickville and Dulwich Hill.
Firefighters were called to Norwood Lane in Marrickville to find a car alight and managed to extinguish the blaze before a nearby building was damaged.
A ute was also reported on fire just minutes later on Hercules Street in Dulwich Hill.
A crime scene has been established and will be examined by specialist forensic officers.
A blood-soaked shirt was also found at the scene as a shirtless man was carried away in a stretcher.
The shooting comes just ten days after drug baron Alen Moradian was shot dead in the front seat of his car in Bondi Junction in Sydney’s eastern suburbs.
Police are seen in Marrickville after two men were shot
The 48-year-old was gunned down in the underground carpark of an apartment building next to the Holiday Inn on Spring Street shortly before 8.30am on June 27.
A burnt out car was later found 15 minutes’ drive away in James St, Zetland, while the shooter or shooters have not been located.
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Alen Moradian, 48, (pictured) was on parole for importing 40kg of cocaine when he was shot dead in an Audi in an underground carpark at Bondi Junction in Sydney’s east on June 27
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