Canterbury shooting: police say Sydney gun violence out of control after man shot dead in ‘targeted homicide’
by Tamsin Rose and AAP from World news | The Guardian on (#6DA7B)
Latest victim is fifth person shot this week, fanning fears city's underworld gang wars are escalating
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A man has died following a targeted shooting in Sydney's southeast overnight, sparking concern's the city's underworld gang war is escalating and retaliatory gun violence is out of control in some areas.
The deputy commissioner of NSW Police, David Hudson, said there had been a concerning increase in tit-for-tat shootings over the past few years and police were doing everything they could to stop it.
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