{
  "id": 5070657,
  "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",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-02T10:32:16.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Guardian Australia",
    "slug": "the-guardian-australia",
    "url": "https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/sep/02/sydney-fatal-shooting-merrylands-west-possible-mistaken-identity-police-say-ntwnfb"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "A man shot dead in Merrylands West was not known to police, in a case with similarities to Tuesday’s killing in Campbelltown Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast New South Wales police are investigating the shooting death of a man in Sydney’s west as a potential case of mistaken identity, marking the second fatal shooting incident in as many days. Emergency services…",
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  "coverage": {
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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."
}