Two men in critical condition after a shooting in Sydney’s west

Investigations are underway in Western Sydney after two men were shot-at yesterday afternoon in what police are calling a targeted attack.

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00:00Just after 5pm yesterday, a white ute pulled up to the lights behind me and a Mercedes

00:10allegedly drove up and shot at that ute.

00:13The driver and the front passenger received multiple gunshot wounds during that incident.

00:21They were treated at the scene by paramedics and were taken to hospital.

00:26Now, the ABC has just confirmed the identities of those two victims.

00:31There's 32-year-old Dawood Zakaria and 25-year-old Sylvain Singh.

00:36Now, Dawood Zakaria is related to the alleged underworld crime figure Masood Zakaria,

00:44who was extradited from Turkey Air in 2023 and is now in Goulburn Correctional Centre.

00:50Sylvain Singh is a Sydney lawyer who works in a nearby Parramatta law firm.

00:58Now, Mr Zakaria remains in hospital in a critical condition, but Mr Singh is now in a stable condition.

01:08We've also just heard from police this morning that the two other occupants in that white ute

01:13that were uninjured have been arrested and charged.

01:17They've been refused bail because when police searched that ute yesterday afternoon,

01:24they found a firearm which they seized.

01:28Those two men will face Parramatta Court this morning charged with firearm offences.

01:34Another fact just added on to that as well, the police found a burnt-out vehicle which they believe

01:44is related to, which they're investigating rather, whether it's related to this incident.

01:50That burnt-out vehicle was found in Maryland's West, which is just a short while away from here.

01:57But we're just awaiting further information from police this morning.