Manhunt underway after man, 44, shot dead at Western Sydney home
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Police are hunting for a man who shot a local dead inside his home in the early hours of this morning.
Friends say Bosko Josic from Merrylands in Sydney's west was a good person who had recently fallen in with a bad crowd.
Friend Adam Carbonaro said he had been his best man but hadn't seen him for a few years.
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Police are hunting for a man who fatally shot Merrylands local Bosko Josic (pictured) inside his home in the early hours of this morning. 9News
"I guess he had the wrong group of friends," he said.
"He had a hard life."
The 44-year-old was shot once in the chest inside his Newman Street unit, around 6.30am.
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The 44-year-old was shot once in the chest inside his Newman Street unit, around 6.30am. 9News
Police are hunting for a man who fatally shot a local inside his home in the early hours of this morning. Sydney Morning Herald
A woman who found him called emergency services.
Detective Acting Superintendent Tim Calman said police worked with paramedics to try and save him but the victim "unfortunately passed away".
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The 44-year-old was shot once in the chest inside his Newman Street unit, around 6.30am. Sydney Morning Herald
Police are hunting for the gunman as they investigate why the man was shot and whether an argument neighbours heard in the hours before, is connected.
Police say the shooting doesn't appear to be linked to any gangland or high level drug activity but they say it was a targeted attack.
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