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Alleged drone operator charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting in Sydney


NSW police say 18-year-old was operating drone when arrested and likely ‘conducting surveillance on someone or some premises’

A Sydney teenager has been charged with murder after police accused him of operating a drone as part of a suspected botched gang hit in the city’s west.

Joshua Macdonald, 40, was shot dead at his Merrylands West home on 2 September in what police believe may have been a case of mistaken identity. He was not known to police and had no links to organised crime.

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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/12/alleged-drone-operator-charged-murder-mistaken-identity-shooting-western-sydney-ntwnfb

Author : Henry Belot

Publish date : 2026-09-12 04:37:00

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