The rifle has been seized for forensic examination.Credit: NSW Police
On Friday afternoon, investigators arrested a 22-year-old man at a home in Woodville Road, Fairfield East, and seized a shortened calibre rifle, ammunition and mobile phones.
Manyang Manyang was taken to Cabramatta Police Station and charged with firing at the home and participating in a criminal group.
He was bail refused to appear at in court on Saturday, where he did not apply for bail. He will appear at Parramatta Local Court in January.
Investigators also picked up a 16-year-old boy during a vehicle stop in Leppington on Friday night.
The teenager, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was charged with firing into the home, participating in a criminal group and being a passenger in a stolen car.
He was refused bail to appear in the Children’s Court on Saturday.
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Detective Superintendent Craig Middleton said the elderly couple living in the home are innocent and law-abiding citizens, and have been left “very upset and traumatised” by the two attacks.
“They’ve lived there the majority of their lives with their grandson, and this is obviously very shocking for them and their community.”
NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said gun violence in the city’s west was “definitely not out of hand”, and that cracking down on organised crime remained a top priority for police.
“We’ve made significant arrests. We will not stand for the type of violence you are seeing there,” he said.
It’s unclear if the weapon seized on Friday was used in any of Sydney’s recent shootings.
The home in Bossley Park has been targeted in a shooting for the second time in 48 hours.Credit: Nine News
The second shooting on the Bossley Park home follows three similar incidents in Sydney’s south-west on Wednesday night.
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