Drive-by shooting in Sydney's south west kills young man

A young man has died after several shots were fired in a drive-by shooting in Sydney's south-west this morning.

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00:00 It was school drop-off time in suburban Fairfield when the sound of gunshots rang out.

00:08 Twenty-year-old Bol Deng was shot in the head outside his family home.

00:14 Paramedics tried to save him but he died at the scene.

00:18 The car the bullets came from sped away.

00:21 What we do know in the early stages of this investigation is that this appears to be a

00:26 targeted shooting.

00:28 Local residents say they heard about five gunshots followed by screams.

00:33 I had the shots but I didn't think they were shots.

00:36 I thought it was the garbage truck.

00:39 Family and friends of Mr Deng are devastated by his death.

00:43 Getting the news out word today broke my heart.

00:46 I'll tell you what, he was a beautiful person, kind-hearted.

00:52 You know, he was a family guy.

00:54 A few hours after the shooting, a burnt-out car matching the exact description of the

01:00 sedan that fled the scene was found a few suburbs over, here in Guildford West.

01:07 Police won't say whether they believe the shooting is gang-related but have confirmed

01:12 Mr Deng was known to them.

01:14 The detectives here from Fairfield City PAC and Homicide Squad who are on the scene will

01:18 consider whether there are links to other crimes that have occurred.

01:23 Despite the large number of people around, police say no one else was injured.

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