A man has been charged after a woman was allegedly shot in Sydney's west over the weekend.
About 8.40pm Sunday (27 July 2025), police were notified that a 29-year-old woman had presented to Liverpool Hospital with a gunshot wound to her right thigh.
Officers attached to Bankstown Police Area Command commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A crime scene was established in Panania.
Following extensive inquiries, officers attached to South West Metropolitan Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender team - with the assistance from Officers attached to Hume Police District, Traffic and Highway Patrol Command and Tactical Operations Region Support - stopped a vehicle on the Hume Highway, just south of Goulburn.
An occupant of the vehicle – a 38-year-old man – was arrested and taken to Goulburn Police Station.
He was charged with 11 offences:
- Reckless wounding (DV)
- Fire firearm in or near public place (DV)
- Possess loaded firearm public place (DV)
- Contravene prohibition/restriction in AVO (Domestic)
- Acquire etc firearm - subject to prohibition order
- Two counts of possess prohibited drug
- Supply prohibited drug more than indictable and less than commercial quantity
- Supply prohibited drug more than small and less than or equal to indictable quantity
- Possess MDMA in tablet form less than trafficable quantity, and
- Breach of bail.
He was refused bail to appear before Bail Division Court 3 today (Thursday 31 July 2025).
Police will allege in court the 38-year-old man shot the woman in Panania on Sunday evening (27 July 2025).
