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By Shannon Corvo
By Ethan Rix
Topic:Shootings
Officers on the scene of Margaret Street, Fairfield where a home was one of three shot up in Western Sydney. (ABC News: Ethan Rix)
Three public place shootings and multiple car fires have occurred overnight across Sydney's west.
Although no injuries have been reported, police say "innocent" residents are "highly traumatised".
NSW Police are investigating whether the incidents are all linked.
Crime scenes have been established after a spree of shootings across Sydney's west and multiple car fires overnight, with "innocent" residents' lives put at risk.
A man and woman in their 20s escaped without injury after shots were fired at a home on Margaret Street at Fairfield just after 11pm on Wednesday.
Police said a dark-coloured SUV left the scene.
Shortly afterwards, in Bossley Park, police were called to Aberdeen Street about 11:55pm following reports of a public place shooting.
Bullet holes at the home in Wetherill Park that was targeted overnight. (ABC News: Ethan Rix)
Officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command were told a single shot was fired at a caravan parked on the street before a white Audi sedan left the scene, with no injuries reported.
Just before 3am on Thursday, multiple shots were also fired at a business on McIlwraith Street in Wetherill Park.
Similar to the Fairfield incident, a black SUV or utility vehicle was seen leaving the Wetherill Park scene.
Police are investigating whether a similar-looking dark vehicle found on fire at Kings Langley just after 3am is linked to the shootings in Fairfield and Wetherill Park.
Police are investigating whether a burnt-out vehicle found at Kings Langley is linked to shootings in Fairfield and Wetherill Park. (ABC News)
Another car was also found alight at Lalor Park in Sydney's west.
Investigations into the circumstances surrounding the burnt-out white Lexus hatchback at the scene have commenced.
NSW Police are investigating whether the incidents are all linked.
Fairfield City Police Area Commander Superintendent Craig Middleton told ABC Radio Sydney many of the residents affected were not known to police, which was "concerning".
He said the Wetherill Park shooting address was known to police in the past, but not the occupants.
"The one at Bossley Park was probably of most concern. That's an 80-year-old couple that has probably lived there their entire life, and they have no links to us whatsoever," Superintendent Middleton said.
Superintendent Craig Middleton said many of the residents affected were not known to police. (ABC News)
Although no injuries were reported, Superintendent Middleton said the affected residents were "highly traumatised".
"They're putting the lives of these innocent people at risk," he said of those responsible for the shootings.
"We're all aware of the impact this has on the community, so we throw everything at it and we're working through it as much as we can."
Speaking to reporters later on Thursday morning, Superintendent Middleton said police were investigating reports of a fight at one of the homes last week.
"We certainly are aware that there was an incident at the premises about a week ago where there was some kind of an affray, or a fight, between a number of parties," he said.
"My officers have been working on that as an investigation, and we're still looking at that, whether that is linked to what occurred last night."
(ABC News)
Bossley Park homeowner Patricio told the ABC he knew it was gunfire when the shots rang out on his street last night.
His caravan had visible bullet holes when he came out to inspect the damage on Thursday morning.
"[It sounded] like a big bang like a shot," he said.
"What did I feel? My wife couldn't sleep all night after that.
"It scared me a little bit, I'm 75-years-old, my wife is 80 so maybe we sell the house and buy a small unit and get out of here before it's too late."
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