Three teens arrested after alleged shooting - Lansvale
Where: Willis Street, Lansvale, the street the release names · See the street on the map
The release
Three teens have been arrested after a public place shooting in Sydney’s south west overnight.
About 12.35am (Friday 16 October 2026), officers attached to Fairfield City Police Area Command were called to a house on Willis Street, Lansvale, following reports of a shooting.
Police attended and found multiple shots were fired at a house.
The occupants – two men aged 23 and 21 and a 59-year-old woman – inside the home at the time were uninjured.
A short time later, officers stopped a dark grey sedan on Hollywood Drive, Lansvale.
During a search of the vehicle, a balaclava and firearm was allegedly located and seized.
Two males - aged 17 and 18 - and a 17-year-old girl were arrested and taken to Cabramatta Police Station where inquiries are continuing.
As investigations continue, anyone with information – including CCTV vision or dashcam footage – is urged to contact Fairfield City Police Area Command or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au . Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
— NSW PoliceCrime in the Fairfield council area
Fairfield is a council area in New South Wales with about 213,677 residents. It has a Crime Score 33 out of 100 (low), 281st of 362 councils nationally.
The score blends national percentile ranks for each published offence category with fixed severity weights; here it is driven most by assault (35th percentile), homicide (50th percentile), robbery (53rd percentile). Five years earlier the same basis gave 43.
- Violent
- 860 per 100k
- Property
- 1,974 per 100k
- Break-ins
- 119 per 100k
- Theft
- 888 per 100k
See the full Fairfield crime profile
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