Man shot dead on western Sydney street

20/8/2025 18:14

A man has died after being shot in the chest in western Sydney on Tuesday night.

Emergency services were called to reports of a shooting on a street in Winston Hills, 23 km northwest of central Sydney, at around 7 p.m. on Tuesday.

A police statement on Wednesday said that officers arrived and were told that a 22-year-old man had been shot in the chest while in a car.

He was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics before being taken to hospital where he later died.

Police were told that the victim attempted to seek aid from nearby homes after being shot, but became unresponsive before emergency services arrived.

The Australian Broadcasting Corporation reported that police are treating the shooting as a targeted attack.

Later on Tuesday night, emergency services were called to reports of a car on fire in a neighboring suburb. Fire and rescue crews arrived and extinguished the unoccupied SUV.

Police established crime scenes at both locations, which are believed to be linked, and have commenced an investigation.