A Sydney family endured a harrowing ordeal when masked assailants set fire to their car and fired multiple shots at their Moorebank residence. The incident, occurring just before 2:30am, involved a group of men who threatened the occupants before opening fire. A neighbour attempted to intervene as the attackers doused the vehicle in accelerant. Fortunately, the 32-year-old woman and seven children inside the home escaped unharmed. Police are investigating potential links to a separate arson incident in Bankstown and the woman's association with a luxury car rental business.
A woman and seven children escaped unhurt after gunshots were fired into their Moorebank home shortly after a car was set alight in the driveway. The attack happened about 2.30am on Sunday, and several unidentified males are believed to have fled in a white vehicle before police arrived. A video reportedly filmed during the attack shows a masked assailant holding a sign with a taunting message. About 4.30am, police found another burning car on Rabaul Rd near Bankstown Airport and are investigating whether it is linked. Anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Police are searching for a group of men after shots were allegedly fired into a house in Sydney's south-west overnight. Officers were called around 2.30am on Sunday about a fire and found a car alight in the driveway of a home on Shoreline Road, Moorebank. Shots were reportedly fired into the house shortly after the car was set alight. Seven children aged between three and 10, along with a 32-year-old woman, were inside. No one was injured. Unidentified males fled in a white vehicle before police arrived.
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