A man has been shot dead in western Sydney during the early hours of Saturday morning, according to police reports.
The 44-year-old man was found by emergency services at around 6.40am on Saturday with gunshot wounds at a unit block on Newman Street at Merrylands in Sydney’s west.
Police cordon at the crime scene on Newman Street at Merrylands this morning in Sydney, Australia. NewsWire / George Chan. Credit: News Corp Australia
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Authorities reported the man died at the scene despite efforts by police and paramedics.
A crime scene has been established and “an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident has commenced, with assistance from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad,” police said in statement.
The man died at a unit block on Newman Street at Merrylands in Sydney’s west. NewsWire / George Chan Credit: News Corp Australia
Anyone who may have information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
