Man Dies After Shooting In Western Sydney

A man has died after being shot in western Sydney on Tuesday night, the second shooting in the city in as many days.

Shots were fired at around 7pm in Winston Hills, hitting 22-year-old Osama Momani multiple times in the chest.

Momani, who had been sitting in a silver sedan, escaped the car and sought out help, but succumbed to his injuries outside.

Emergency services arrived on the scene soon after and transferred the man to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition, where he was declared dead.

Later that night at 11:15pm, a silver Toyota SUV was found alight in the neighbouring suburb of Old Toongabbie, with police believing the vehicle to be linked to the shooting, possibly as a getaway car.

“We believe there was a second person in the vehicle who was uninjured, and we are continuing to speak with that person and a number of witnesses,” said Superintendent Barry Vincent from the Parramatta Police Area Command.

Police have established a crime scene, and announced the establishment of Strike Force Karlgain to investigate the shooting.

Possible links to shooting 48 hours earlier

Although the shooting isn’t believed to be linked to the shootings of high-profile underworld figures in March, Police are still investigating the possibility of a link to Sunday evening’s shooting in Forest Lodge.

Emergency services were called to The Harold Hotel in Forest Lodge after there were reports of gunshot around 6:40pm, with police alleging that two people had been shot multiple times by unknown assailants.

Maradona Yalda, 31, was seriously injured in the shooting while his associate Gilbert Shino, 39, died from multiple gunshot wounds at the scene of the incident.

Yalda was shot in the neck, neck, and abdomen, and was treated by first responders and medical students who were in the pub at the time, before being transport to Royal Price Alfred Hospital in a critical condition.

Speaking to media on Monday morning, NSW Premier Chris Minns said the incident was a “horrifying, violent criminal act”.

“It’s deplorable, it’s disgusting, it’s the kind of thing that you don’t expect to see in a reasonably safe city like Sydney,” he said.

“We can’t promise an end to this despicable and horrific violence. We can promise a comprehensive police response, and NSW Police have locked up and put in jail for decades the people who are responsible for these violent public gangland crimes.”