Raptor Squad detectives are appealing for assistance as they continue to investigate a public place shooting in Merrylands West earlier this year.
About 1.40am on Wednesday, October 26, officers from Cumberland Police Area Command were called to a home on Bristol Street, Merrylands West, following reports of shots fired.
On arrival, police located a number of bullet holes in the front of the home.
Two occupants were inside the home at the time; however, no one was injured.
A crime scene was established and forensically examined.
Local police conducted initial inquiries, before the matter was referred to the State Crime Command’s Raptor Squad under Strike Force Helio.
As part of the ongoing investigation, a pistol was located and seized on a nature strip on Doonside Road, Doonside, on Thursday, October 27.
The firearm was seized and will be subject to further forensic and ballistic examination.
Inquiries surrounding the circumstances of the shooting are continuing.
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.