SYDNEY, Aug. 26 (Xinhua) -- A police investigation is underway after a man was shot dead in Sydney's west in the early hours of Monday morning.
Police in Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement that emergency services were called to a residence in Parramatta, a major suburb 20 km west of Sydney's central business district, just after 3:30 a.m. local time (1730 GMT on Sunday) on Monday following reports of a shooting.
Upon arrival, ambulance crews found a man, believed to be 29 years old, with gunshot wounds. NSW Police said that paramedics treated the man but he died at the scene.
Shortly afterwards, emergency services were called to a car fire approximately five km from the shooting where a sedan, which had been reported as stolen, was found engulfed in flames, with two men reportedly seen leaving the scene in another vehicle.
"As inquiries continue, it's not known if the two incidents are connected. However, the fire is being treated as suspicious," NSW Police said.
Detectives have urged anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage or any information about either incident to come forward and contact police. ■