{
  "id": 5068771,
  "title": "Fatal Sydney shooting could be another case of mistaken identity, police say",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/fatal-sydney-shooting-could-be-another-case-of-mistaken-identity",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T10:32:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian",
    "slug": "the-guardian",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/02/sydney-fatal-shooting-merrylands-west-possible-mistaken-identity-police-say-ntwnfb"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Monday’s killing in Campbelltown Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales police are investigating the death of a man who was shot dead in a home in Sydney’s west as a potential case of mistaken identity, marking the second fatal shooting incident in as many days.…",
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      {
        "outlet": "The Sydney Morning Herald",
        "title": "Terrifying CCTV captures deadly Sydney shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/terrifying-cctv-captures-deadly-sydney-shooting",
        "published": "2026-09-02T09:34:47.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Age",
        "title": "Terrifying CCTV captures deadly Sydney shooting",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/terrifying-cctv-captures-deadly-sydney-shooting-5062694",
        "published": "2026-09-02T09:34:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "The Guardian Australia",
        "title": "Fatal Sydney shooting could be another case of mistaken identity, police say",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/fatal-sydney-shooting-could-be-another-case-of-mistaken-identity-5070657",
        "published": "2026-09-02T10:32:16.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}