Fifth shooting in five days prompts Sydney police to increase patrols | ABC News

Senior NSW Police officers have denied losing control of the escalating drug wars across Sydney but admit they are up against a "wall of silence". Sydney's south-west saw its fifth shooting in five days in the early hours of Thursday morning. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-07-27/man-shot-dead-in-canterbury-sydney/102653726 Police were called to Broughton Street, Canterbury about 2am and found a 28-year-old man with gunshot wounds. He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene. On Sunday, three people were shot at Mayvic Street, Greenacre while sitting in two different cars. Ahmad Al-Azzam, another man, and a woman were shot in what police believe was a “targeted” shooting. Mr Al-Azzam, 25, died in hospital. ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on ABC iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook: http://facebook.com/abcnews.au Follow ABC News on Instagram: http://instagram.com/abcnews_au Follow ABC News on Twitter: http://twitter.com/abcnews Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia

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