11-year-old boy seriously wounded in Sydney shooting; man charged
Police say the child was shot in the face and neck at a home in Norwest and an 18-year-old faces a related charge.
An 11-year-old boy was taken to hospital in serious condition after being shot at a home in Sydney’s northwest, according to the Guardian.
Police said the child suffered gunshot wounds to his face and neck and was receiving life-saving treatment on Monday night. An 18-year-old man was charged with concealing a serious indictable offence after the boy was found injured in Norwest.
The supplied report does not state that the charged man fired the shot, and no such conclusion should be drawn from the charge described. The investigation into the shooting was continuing in the material provided.
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- Man charged and boy, 11, in serious condition after being shot in face in Sydney — The Guardian — World
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