NSW:Youth, 17, shot in face

AAP General News (Australia)
08-07-2011
NSW:Youth, 17, shot in face

SYDNEY, Aug 7 AAP - A teenager is in hospital with serious facial and head injuries
after he was shot in Sydney's south.

The 17-year-old youth was found inside a house at Gibbes Street, Rockdale, at about
7pm (AEST) on Saturday.

He was taken to St George Hospital, where he remains in a critical condition.

Police say he does not reside at the address where he was found and are now speaking
to locals in an attempt to learn the identity of a man seen fleeing the area.

Anyone who can assist police is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

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KEYWORD: SHOOTING

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