A man has been arrested over his alleged involvement in an aggravated break-in in Lidcombe, where shots were fired.
Just before 10pm on Wednesday, July 19, police were told shots were fired at a home on Raymond Street West, Lidcombe.
Police will allege three men, armed with firearms, forced their way into the property before they assaulted and threatened a 31-year-old man. All three men then fled the property a short time later.
The 31-year-old man was treated on scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics. A 30-year-old woman, who was inside the property at the time, was not physically injured.
Officers from Auburn Police Area Command attended and established a crime scene.
The State Crime Command’s Robbery and Serious Crime Squad took carriage of the investigation under Strike Force Lovelock.
This investigation later formed part of Task Force Magnus, a proactive policing strategy established to target and disrupt gun-related and violent crime, and to investigate links between recent organised criminal activity in Sydney.
Following extensive inquiries, detectives executed two search warrants in St Marys and Werrington about 8.45am yesterday.
During a search of the properties, police located a rifle, ammunition, prohibited drugs, cash, drug paraphernalia, and electronic devices. These items were seized to undergo forensic examination.
A short time later, investigators arrested two men, aged 27 and 29, at a hotel in Scott Street, Liverpool.
Both were taken to Liverpool Police Station, where the younger man was charged with ‘fire firearm at dwelling-house with disregard for safety’, and ‘special aggravated break and enter commit serious indictable offence-weapon’.
He was refused bail to appear at Liverpool Local Court today.
The older man was charged with ‘hinder police in execution of duty’ and was granted bail to appear Liverpool Local Court on Wednesday, September 6.
Task Force Magnus is ongoing, anyone with information which may assist investigators is urged to come forward.
Ellie Busby is a news reporter for Western Sydney Publishing Group. A graduate of the University of Hertfordshire and Western Sydney University, she is a journalism Major. Ellie has worked with Universal Media, The Cova Project and for a range of other organisations. In 2024, Ellie was named Young Writer of the Year at the Mumbrella Publish Awards.