Police have made an arrest following the shooting death of a man outside a family home in what they labelled a targeted attack. Emergency services found a 31-year-old man in Canley Heights on Sunday night after reports of shots being fired just before 7pm.Emergency services were called a short time later to an abandoned burning white Audi in the neighbouring suburb of Wakeley, and police say they believe the incidents are linked.
They allege that the assailant approached the driver’s side window, and fired a number of shots into the window.Police believe the shooting was associated with the local drug market, with Det Supt Daniel Doherty said. Doherty said the man was shot “outside a family residence” and that police are alleging the shooting was related to organised crime.“It’s a very sad, tragic situation … it’s terrible for his family,” Doherty said. A 33-year-old man was arrested on Monday morning after investigations. He was taken to Fairfield Police Station and is assisting police with their inquiries. Detective Acting Supt Jason Pietruszka said investigators believed this was a targeted attack, and that the incident has sparked a significant investigation. “I think it’s important to say from the outset that we believe this to be a targeted attack. This is not a random shooting,” he said.police have put significant resources into the seriousness that we’re taking this investigation.” Homicide detectives are continuing their investigation and anyone with information is urged to come forward