June 18, 2026 — 7:10amFour teenagers are believed to be behind a spate of shootings targeted at homes in Sydney’s south-west and the Illawarra.The group, ranging in age from 16 to 19 years old, are due to face court on Thursday after they were arrested in a series of raids early on Wednesday morning.Police storm a Liverpool home as four teenagers are arrested in relation to multiple shootings.NSW PoliceThe three alleged shootings in three days began on the morning of April 9 when a number of shots were fired towards a home at Kanahooka near Lake Illawarra about 4.30am.Then in the early hours of April 12, several shots were fired from a car into the front of a home on Columbine Avenue, Punchbowl.A second home was targeted about 15 minutes later on Noble Avenue, Greenacre.No injuries were reported from any of the shootings.An 18-year-old man was arrested at Moorebank.NSW Police MediaThe investigation was handed over to Taskforce Falcon, which targets gangland violence with a focus on the recruitment of young offenders to allegedly carry out attacks on behalf of organised crime.Raids on Thursday targeted homes at Fairfield, Liverpool and Macquarie Fields, while an 18-year-old man was arrested at Moorebank.He was charged is due to face Liverpool Local Court on Thursday along with a 19-year-old man.Two others aged 16 and 17 are scheduled to appear before a Children’s Court.A red Mitsubishi Pajero seen near the scene of two shootings in south-west Sydney in April.NSW Police MediaAll four are facing two counts of firing at a dwelling and participating in a criminal group.Police have also released CCTV footage of a red Mitsubishi Pajero, seen with P-plates on the back, near the scene of the two Sydney shootings, appealing for anyone with information to come forward.From our partners