In a quiet residential unit in Sydney's north-west, an 11-year-old boy was shot in the face and neck on a Monday evening, and now lies in critical condition at a children's hospital — a moment that distills, with terrible clarity, the human cost of firearms circulating beyond the reach of law. Those present, some known to police for suspected organised crime ties, have offered little to investigators, and the weapon itself remains missing. The incident arrives at a charged political moment, forcing a society to ask not only who pulled the trigger, but what conditions allowed a child to be in t
11-year-old fighting for life after shooting in Sydney; organised crime links under investigation
An 11-year-old boy shot in the face and neck remains in critical condition fighting for his life in hospital.