A grenade and guns have been found in a getaway car after an early morning attack on a suburban home in Sydney’s north-west after police were called to a drive-by shooting.
Emergency services were called to Loura Street in Tallawong at 4.40am on Thursday following reports of loud bangs, presumed to be gunshots, ringing out in the quiet neighbourhood.
NSW Police are investigating whether grenades, rather than bullets, were used to attack a home in Sydney’s north-west.Credit: Kate Geraghty
Police were told two unknown people tried to bash their way into the home using a sledgehammer, before leaving and then returning a short time later and firing a number of shots into the house. The two occupants of the home were uninjured.
The attackers then fled in a Mazda which came to a stop on Ashburton Street, from where they fled on foot.
Police searched the vehicle and located a live grenade, two guns, one of which was loaded, a firearm magazine, a mobile phone and other items including bleach and clothing.
Gloves, balaclavas and hoodies were found in nearby parkland.
Police bomb squad and ADF experts were called to remove the grenade.
A NSW police forensic officer inspects the car which had Victorian number plates.Credit: Kate Geraghty
Specialist police swarmed the scene on Thursday, some wearing shirts suggesting they were trained to deal with clandestine drug labs. Some inspected a second vehicle parked nearby that had Victorian plates.
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