Man charged with murder over boy’s alleged fatal shooting

A man has been charged with murder after the alleged fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy in Sydney’s north-west last month.

Police were called to a unit on Fairway Drive, Norwest, at about 5pm on Monday, September 21.

They found a 12-year-old boy - initially reported as being aged 11 - who had suffered a gunshot wound to his face and neck.

He was treated at the scene and rushed to hospital in a critical condition, where he died on September 24.

Nine other people who were at the home at the time of the incident were unhurt.

Three men, all aged 18, were arrested. Two were later released pending further inquiries.

The third man was charged with concealing a serious indictable offence, and remains before the courts.

At about 12pm yesterday, homicide detectives arrested a 19-year-old man, who was 18 at the time of the incident, at Silverwater Correctional Complex.

He was charged with murder and remained in custody to appear in court today.