Mother and seven children escape Sydney shooting and firebombing

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 25 Oct, 06:32 · Archive

A 32-year-old woman and seven children aged three to ten escaped unhurt after gunshots were fired into their Moorebank home and a car was set alight in the driveway at 2.30am on Sunday.

A 32-year-old woman and seven children aged three to ten escaped unhurt after a shooting and firebombing attack on their Moorebank home in Sydney on Sunday morning. Emergency services were called to Shoreline Road around 2.30am following reports of a fire. Officers found a car burning in the driveway, and were then told that several shots had been fired into the house shortly after the blaze began.

The attack is being treated as a brazen shooting and firebombing. Several unidentified males believed to be responsible fled the scene in a white vehicle before police arrived. In disturbing footage filmed during the incident, one of the masked assailants was seen holding a sign to the camera that read: 'You want to be a man… Welcome to a mans world!'

Police are investigating whether another car found on fire on Rabaul Road near Bankstown Airport around 4.30am the same morning was connected to the Moorebank attack. A crime scene has been established and inquiries are continuing. Police are appealing for anyone with information, including CCTV or dashcam footage, to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

How it is being reported

• Woman and seven children escape injury after Moorebank home targeted in shooting and firebombingA chilling message was left after a mum and seven young children escaped an overnight shooting and firebombing attack at their home.Perth Now · 25 Oct, 06:08
• Woman and seven children escape injury after Moorebank home targeted in shooting and firebombingA chilling message was left after a mum and seven young children escaped an overnight shooting and firebombing attack at their home.The West Australian · 25 Oct, 06:08

In this story: Moorebank · Sydney · Shoreline Road · Bankstown Airport · Rabaul Road

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