One man has died in hospital and four others have been left in serious condition after a shooting at a home.
Police set up a crime scene at a home in Canley Heights in south-west Sydney after the men self-presented to two nearby hospitals.
A 28-year-old and a 32-year-old arrived at Liverpool hospital at about 8.30pm on Tuesday with multiple wounds.
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While the younger man was treated for a gunshot injury, he died a short time later.
The 32-year-old was still in hospital on Wednesday morning with a neck injury and remained in a serious but stable condition.
At about 8.40pm on Tuesday, two other men – a 23-year-old and a 22-year-old – presented to Fairfield hospital in serious conditions before being moved to other hospitals for further treatment.
The 23-year-old received care for a gunshot wound to the neck and the other was treated for a shoulder injury.
The fifth man, a 19-year-old, arrived at Liverpool hospital about an hour later with injuries to his arm, and remained in a stable condition on Wednesday.
“Initial information indicates the men were all injured during a shooting at the home earlier in the night,” NSW police said in a statement.
Officers were seen swarming around the hospitals’ emergency wards in the late hours of the night as an investigation was launched into the incident.