Police have commenced an investigation after a man was injured during a public place shooting in Sydney's southwest this morning.
About 6am today (Tuesday 17 February 2026), emergency services were called to Macquarie Street, Greenacre, following reports of a public place shooting.
Officers attached to Bankstown Police Area Command attended and were told a man had been shot outside a home by the occupants of an SUV before it drove away.
The man - aged 44 - was treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics for multiple gunshot wounds before being taken to hospital in a serious condition.
A short time later police were called to Samuel Street, Wiley Park, following reports of a car fire.
Police attended and found an SUV well alight.
The fire was extinguished by Fire and Rescue NSW and the car was seized for forensic examination.
Police have established crime scenes at both locations with Bankstown detectives commencing an investigation and treating both incidents as linked.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
