# Fatal Sydney shooting could be another case of mistaken identity, police say

https://mins.news/en/item/41835

- The Guardian, 2026-09-02 10:32 UTC
- Society
- Original: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/02/sydney-fatal-shooting-merrylands-west-possible-mistaken-identity-police-say-ntwnfb

> New South Wales police are investigating the fatal shooting of a man in a home in Merrylands West as a possible case of mistaken identity. They said the victim had no known links to organised crime, while the incident resembled another fatal shooting near Campbelltown earlier this week.

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