Driver is shot in the leg and slashed with a knife after three men demand his phone and wallet during attempted robbery
- A driver has been shot in the leg during an attempted robbery on Saturday night
- Driver sitting in car in Merrylands, western Sydney, when three men walked up
- They demanded his phone and wallet then slashed him with knife and shot him
A driver was shot in the leg and slashed with a knife during an attempted robbery in Sydney's west on Saturday.
Police say the 24-year-old was sitting in his car on Hawksview Street, Merrylands, at 7.40pm when three men approached him.
One man armed with a knife jumped into his passenger seat and demanded his phone and wallet.
A driver was shot in the leg and slashed with a knife during an attempted robbery in Sydney's west on Saturday
The driver fought off the intruder, but was shot in the leg and stabbed during the struggle.
The victim drove away and flagged down a passing motorist, who took him to Auburn Hospital, where he remains in a stable condition.
Police said they believe the attack was targeted.
Meanwhile, another man was shot in the leg following an altercation at North Albury, on the New South Wales and Victoria border, at about the same time on Saturday night.
The victim drove away and flagged down a passing motorist, who took him to Auburn Hospital where he remains in a stable condition
Police say two men attended a home and spoke with the 39-year-old tenant.
The three men became involved in an argument and one of the visitors produced a handgun and shot the resident - with the bullet passing through his left hand and into his thigh.
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Emergency services were contacted and police searched for the two men.
The injured man was taken to Albury Hospital, in a serious but stable condition, and will undergo surgery.
The two men left the home in a grey sedan, being driven by a third male, and the same vehicle was later observed driving to a home at Lavington.
Police say the 24-year-old was sitting in his car on Hawksview Street, Merrylands, about 7.40pm on Saturday when three men walked up
Police established a perimeter around the residence and negotiated with the occupants, which led to two women, three children and a 39-year-old man leaving the premises without incident.
The man was arrested and later charged with discharging a firearm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm (second degree), supply prohibited drug, and intimidation.
The man was refused bail to appear at Albury Bail Court on Sunday.
Inquiries into the shootings continue and investigators have urged anyone with information about the incident to contact police immediately.
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