Sydney home invasion during which man shot and killed a ‘targeted attack’, police believe

<p>Alleged offenders at large after man in his early 20s fatally shot in early hours of Tuesday</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/01/nepal-tibet-flooding-missing-australians-penny-wong-anthony-albanese-pacific-islands-forum-liberal-national-coalition-one-nation-politics-reactions-ntwnfb">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates</a></p></li><li><p>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></p></li></ul><p>A man in his early 20s has been fatally shot in an alleged home invasion in Sydney’s south-west that police believe was a “targeted attack”. A homicide investigation is under way, with the alleged offenders still at large.</p><p>Acting Supt Gretchin Atkins said the man, who was yet to be formally identified, was at his Glen Alpine home with his family in the early hours of Tuesday morning when multiple individuals allegedly broke in.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/01/man-shot-killed-glen-alpine-sydney-home-invasion-nsw-police-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>