Man, 34, charged after he was arrested in a nearby street following drive-by shooting of a nine-year-old girl in Sydney’s south
- A 34-year-old man charged following a drive-by shooting in Sydney’s south
- A nine-year-old girl was injured on Queens Rd, Connells Point, in the shooting
- A car was found burnt out in the nearby suburb of Oatley before the man arrested
- The Incident came eight months after another shooting on the same suburban street
A 34-year-old man has been charged following a drive-by shooting that injured a nine-year-old girl in Sydney’s south.
The girl was with her mother and two other children, unloading groceries from a car when a gunman allegedly opened fire on Queens Road at Connells Point at 5.50 pm on Friday.
The nine-year-old was rushed to Sydney Children’s Hospital in Randwick, with reported injuries to her hip. It’s understood she is now in a stable condition.
A 34-year-old man was found by police on Neville Street, in Oatley, at about 7.15 pm before he was arrested and taken to St George Police Station.
He was charged with one count of the shooting with intent to murder, refused bail, and was scheduled to appear at Parramatta Bail Court on Saturday.
Detective acting chief superintendent Grant Taylor labeled the shooting an ‘ungainly act of violence.
‘This shooting was a dangerous, ungainly act of violence that resulted in a child being rushed to hospital for surgery,’ he said.
‘A multi-level response was immediately deployed, which saw Raptor Squad and other specialist officers work in unison to immediately locate an alleged offender within hours, and gather other crucial forensic evidence.’
Emergency services rushed to the home at Queens Road, Connells Point, following reports of multiple shots fired, said police.
First responders carried out first aid on the nine-year-old before the arrival of NSW Ambulance paramedics.
‘I ran outside after I heard the shots and I could smell the gun powder,’ one neighbor told the Daily Telegraph.
‘I could hear a woman wailing.’
Officers attached to St George Police Area Command established a crime scene and commenced initial inquiries.
The girl was with her mother and two other children, unloading groceries from a car when a gunman opened fire on Queens Road at Connell Point at 5.50 pm on Friday (stock image)
A burnt-out car was been found in the nearby suburb of Oatley and it underwent forensic examination.
In November a home on the same street was peppered with nine bullets, with the two men home at the time escaping injury.
On that occasion police also found a burned-out car located nearby.
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