A 65-year-old woman has been killed in a drive by shooting in Sydney’s south west overnight, sparking a manhunt for those responsible. New South Wales Police believe the shooting was a targeted attack.
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00:00New South Wales Police held a press conference a short while ago at the Campbelltown Police Station
00:07and it's there that they provided a little bit more detail in relation to last night's incident
00:12where a 65 year old, now known to be grandmother, was shot dead in her home during a drive-by shooting.
00:19Police gave a little bit of detail around that this was a targeted attack
00:24and that they are investigating the people that live in that property
00:28which was a 34 year old male, a 21 year old female
00:32as well as the 65 year old grandmother that died at the scene.
00:36When officers arrived they treated her for gunshot wounds to the leg
00:40but she later died as a result of those injuries.
00:44The family were relatively new to this area.
00:46They had only been living in the property behind me for six to eight weeks
00:50and so everyone here, even today, is feeling a little bit on edge
00:55as emergency services have been combing through the scene to figure out what exactly went down.
01:01Here's what they had to say at this afternoon's press conference.
01:05There was two women inside at the time. The woman who died was inside the house.
01:09It's abhorrent. Somebody coming up to a house and putting shots off is totally reckless
01:15and the consequences are catastrophic.
01:17We have a 65 year old grandmother that's been shot in the leg by people that walked up and shot at a house.
01:23So Digby, what did police say is next for the investigation?
01:27Yeah, well they're really appealing to the local neighbours and community
01:31for any information regarding or relating to this incident, particularly CCTV.
01:36They do have some footage but they say that it's not as useful as they would like it to be.
01:41They also said that they are on the lookout for a dark coloured sedan
01:45which was seen by neighbours exiting the scene last night.
01:49Speaking to a few of the neighbours that live here,
01:52one neighbour who's lived in the area for over 18 years says it's very concerning and shocking for herself.
01:58She has a family of her own.
02:00I even spoke to one lady who has a family on the other side of the house that was shot behind me
02:06and she said that she was awake at the time those gunshots rang out
02:09and when she went into the backyard she saw the woman lying there on the ground in the house.
02:14So police will continue their investigations, it's a full investigation now
02:19and they've been coming and going throughout today as they try and figure out what exactly went down here.