Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarco Tapia was shot and killed during a targeted home invasion (Marco Tapia/University of Technology Sydney)A 23-year-old university student, Marco Tapia, has been shot and killed during a targeted home invasion in Sydney. Police arrived at the Glen Alpine property early on Tuesday morning following the attack, which occurred while Tapia was asleep. Tapia, a biomedical engineering student with no links to organised crime, was described by his family as an innocent victim. Detectives are investigating a social media post by an underworld figure suggesting the shooting was a case of mistaken identity. Officers are examining an abandoned vehicle found in nearby Minto as part of their investigation into potential links to Sydney crime gangs. In fullSydney student killed in ‘targeted attack’ by home invadersMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
Police probing social media post after student killed in home invasion
Jump to contentAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleMarco Tapia was shot and killed during a targeted home invasion (Marco Tapia/University of Technology Sydney)A 23-year-old university student, Marco Tapia, has been shot and killed during a targeted home invasion in Sydney. Police arrived at the Glen Alpine property early on Tuesday morning following the attack, which occurred while Tapia was asleep. Tapia, a biomedical engineering student with no links to organised crime, was described by his family as an innocent victim. Detectives are investigating a social media post by an underworld figure suggesting the shooting was a case of mistaken identity. Officers are examining an abandoned vehicle found in nearby Minto as part of their investigation into potential links to Sydney crime gangs. In fullSydney student killed in ‘targeted attack’ by home invadersMore bulletinsThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in
