LeighVanden Broeke
The Daily Telegraph
March 27 2014
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- Teenager Rhynal shot four times in stomach after being ambushed while attempting to purchase a mobile phone
- Graeme Hunt, 62, was then shot in the chest after coming outside his home to investigate the commotion
- Mr Hunt is currently in a critical condition in hospital
A 27-year-old man has been arrested and charged over the incident
A FATHER of two is fighting for his life after being shot outside his western Sydney home following a bungled armed robbery which also saw a teenager shot four times the stomach.
About 10.50pm last night 19-year-old Rhynal Nand and two friends had diven to Lansdowne St for a mobile phone transaction initiated on the internet only to be ambushed by a group.
One of the offenders got into the car with the teen and allegedly shot him four times in the stomach while three other offenders remained outside.
As the teen sped away in his car to a nearby service station the offenders drove up the street and were confronted by Graeme Hunt.
The 62-year-old interstate truck driver, who has lived in Merrylands for 30 years, was then shot in the chest with neighbors rushing outside to assist him.
A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said he saw the wound in Mr Hunt’s chest and attempted to keep him calm while his wife called Triple-0.
“I heard arguing down the street and then I heard about four to five gun shots,” the neighbour said.
“I looked over and I saw my neighbour laying on the floor. I run over and ask if he’s hurt, he thought he had been tasered and he was in a state of confusion.
“I agreed with him that they were taser shots but I knew they were gun shots. I looked at his chest at his upper right torso and I’ve seen blood and his shirt was ripped.
“I looked up the shirt and I saw a bullet hole.”
Neigbours today described Mr Hunt as “a gentleman who kept to himself”.
Another neighbour said Mr Hunt, an interstate truck driver who has lived in Merrylands for 30 years, was more concerned about not scaring her as he lay on the roadway after being shot. She said he was worried about making sure she was all right instead of being concerned about his own wounds.
“The gunshots were very loud,” the woman, who did not want to be named, said. “We were pinned down inside and stayed down until we heard the car speed off, it was very scary.
“I came out and I called Triple-0 and gave the phone to my husband and I said to Graeme ‘Are you ok?’ and he said ‘I’m okay, don’t worry’.
“He was speaking but he was in a state of confusion.
“He didn’t exactly know what was happening. He didn’t want us to worry about him.”
Police said the two injured men were rushed to Westmead Hospital.
Mr Hunt suffered a gunshot wound to the side of his chest and underwent surgery overnight. he is listed as being in a critical but unstable condition.
The 19-year-old suffered four gunshot wounds to his abdomen and arm and is in a stable condition.
Detective Superintendent Scott Whyte said the offenders made away with goods valued at only a small value.
“They’ve planned an armed robbery,” he said. “I’d act with extreme caution if I was asked to conduct a transaction in a residential street in the middle of the night.”
Det-Supt Whyte labelled the double-shooting a disgrace.
“I can tell you now we will be throwing every resource we possibly can to get these three outstanding - for want of a better term - grubs,’’ he said.
Police arrested a 27-year-old man and raided his home on Lansdowne St this morning. He is currently assisting police with their enquiries.
The arrested man’s father said he was asleep during the shooting and that police had taken his son’s clothes as part of their investigation.
“They took his clothes. I was sleeping (during the shooting),” he said.
Detectives from Rosehill Local Area Command and officers attached to Operation Talon have been tasked with investigating the shootings.
Operation Talon was formed in August last year to combat public place shootings in Sydney.
