PLEASE NOTE: NSWPF-branded footage of the arrest will be available later this morning.
Task Force Magnus detectives have charged a seventh person as investigations continue into a fatal shooting in Greenacre last year.
Shortly after 2.15am on Sunday 23 July 2023, emergency services were called to Mayvic Street following reports of a public place shooting.
On arrival, NSW Ambulance paramedics treated a 25-year-old man found injured in a parked vehicle.
He was taken to hospital in a critical condition, where he died on Thursday 27 July 2023.
A 22-year-old man and 19-year-old woman located in a separate parked vehicle were also injured. While the woman has since recovered, the man sustained life-altering spinal injuries.
Detectives from State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad commenced investigations under Strike Force Alpina before the matter was taken carriage of by Task Force Magnus.
Task Force Magnus was established in July as a proactive policing strategy to target and disrupt gun-related and violent crime, and to investigate links between recent organised criminal activity in Sydney.
Six people have already been charged in relation to the incident and remain before the courts.
As a result of ongoing investigations, detectives attached to Strike Force Alpina arrested a 24-year-old man about 7.30pm yesterday (Tuesday 16 January 2024), when he arrived at Sydney Airport on an international flight.
He was taken to Mascot Police Station where he was charged with an outstanding warrant for the offence of being an accessory after the fact to murder, as well as being charged with participate in a criminal group.
The man has been refused bail overnight and will appear in Downing Centre Local Court today (Wednesday 17 January 2024).
Inquiries under Strike Force Alpina and Task Force Magnus continue.
Anyone with information that may assist Strike Force Alpina investigators is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
