A man has been charged with murder over the shooting death of a boy, ۱۲, in Sydney’s north in September.
Police were called to a unit in Norwest on ۲۱ September ۲۰۲۶ after reports of a shooting.
Officers found the boy had sustained a gunshot wound to his face and neck.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the boy before he was taken to hospital in a critical condition.
Police said nine other people who were in the home at the time of the alleged incident were not injured.
Three men – all aged ۱۸ – were arrested, with two released pending further inquiries.
The third man was charged with concealing a serious indictable offence and remains before the courts.
About ۸pm on ۲۴ September, police were informed that the boy had died and the investigation was taken over by the state’s homicide team.
About noon yesterday, police arrested a ۱۹-year-old man – who was an ۱۸-year-old at the time of the incident – at Silverwater correctional facility and charged him with murder.
Friends and family paid tribute to the boy, who was a member of Sydney’s Maronite community.
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Det Supt Naomi Moore told reporters in late September that police were “aware” of the unit where the shooting had occurred and had “engaged with the occupants previously”.
“This shooting at this stage does not appear to be linked directly to current conflicts however a number of individuals who were inside the unit at the time are well known to NSW police,” she said.
The man will appear in court today.
