דיווח11-Year-Old on Life Support After Shot in Face in Sydney Unitנכתב 23 בספטמבר 2026 בשעה 05:01 UTCצפייהתמליל0:11An 11-year-old boy is fighting for life after a single shot inside a Sydney unit.0:16One bullet to the face has left him critical in Westmead Children's Hospital on life0:20support for days.0:22Six people were inside that room, yet there is still no account of who fired and no0:26weapon, who brought a gun into that apartment, who fired it, and whether the boy0:31will survive.0:31Emergency crews were called shortly after 5 p.m.0:34on Monday, the 21st of September, to a unit block on Fairway Drive at Norwest in0:38Sydney's northwest.0:39The property has been called a home, a unit, an apartment, and a large apartment0:43complex.0:43One shot is believed to have been fired.0:46The boy was treated at the scene and taken to Westmead Children's Hospital in0:49critical condition, where he remained on life support through to the 23rd.0:53The shooting happened in the unit block on Fairway Drive at Norwest.0:56The boy's fight for life moved to Westmead Children's Hospital.1:00That short distance between a suburban apartment and a children's intensive care1:03ward now frames the entire investigation.1:06One shot did this.1:07The wound has been described as to the face.1:10as to the face and neck, and in one account as to the head.1:14One headline called the shooting fatal, but its own detail confirms the child1:18remains critical on life support.1:20Five other people inside at the time were unharmed.1:23The weight is brutally simple.1:25A single bullet, a child with a gunshot wound to the face kept alive by machines.1:29Three eighteen year old men were arrested at the scene.1:32One was charged with concealing a serious indictable offense, also written as1:36concealing a serious offense, had bail refused and faced court on the twenty second.1:41The other two were released pending further inquiries.1:43A forty three year old woman was among those questioned.1:46Multiple people were present when the shot was fired.1:48Some are not cooperating.1:50Others left before officers arrived and are being sought, including a teenager who1:54left with the gun.1:55The firearm has not been found.1:57How the shooting occurred and who fired have not been established.2:00No account has been ruled out, including whether the boy handled the gun himself and2:04shot himself accidentally.2:06Who brought the weapon into the apartment and who was responsible for it being there2:09remains open.2:10whether the two released men or any of those sought will face charges is unresolved.2:14There is at this stage no direct link to current conflicts, but possible organized2:18crime associations of known occupants are under examination, including whether three2:22men present have ties.2:24Examination of potential underworld links to the boy's family includes the father's2:27drug convictions and the grandfather's murder in a gang land hit more than two2:31decades earlier.2:32Those links are investigative lines only and have not been established as relevant2:36to the shooting.2:37The boy's mother had not yet been interviewed while staying by her son's side.2:40Adults and teenagers were present in that unit, yet no usable account of the shot,2:44no weapon and no cooperation sufficient to explain it have been secured.2:48The missing gun is still out there, those who fled are still sought.2:52Forensic work must still establish who handled and fired the weapon.2:55The concealment charge may still expand, and the boy remains critical on life2:59support.קריאת הכתבהציר הזמן של הסיפורHeyDexהסרטון הקצר ↗
