One teenager useless, one other in hospital after Mount Druitt stabbing as police arrange strike drive

Police will study whether or not a deadly stabbing at a bus interchange might be linked to warring road gangs in Western Sydney.

Emergency providers had been referred to as to North Parade in Mount Druitt at about 10pm on Wednesday evening to seek out two males — each aged 19 — with stab wounds.

NSW Ambulance paramedics handled the lads, nonetheless, one who was stabbed within the chest couldn’t be revived.

The different was handled for stab wounds to his arm and was transported to hospital in a secure situation.

A 3rd man, believed to be a bystander, was additionally assaulted in the course of the incident. 

Superintendent Darrin Batchelor mentioned the 2 victims had been stabbed with “kitchen-type knives” and had been identified to police.

He mentioned police are probing any doable hyperlinks to road gangs and investigating whether or not the assault was focused. 

“Our initial reports on the scene was that there was some conversation about, ‘Are you six-seven?’ obviously one of the street gangs that are out here in Western Sydney,” he mentioned. 

CCTV footage appeared to indicate 4 masked figures wearing all black fleeing throughout practice tracks in the direction of to Beames Avenue.

Superintendant Batchelor mentioned police had been holding an “open mind” till they can converse to the sufferer underneath sedation in hospital.  

“That male is extremely lucky to survive,” he mentioned. 

“He sustained a stab wound through his arm, that went through the entirety of his arm then penetrated his chest.”

Police are scouring for proof and can shut the practice hall by Mount Druitt station to seek for proof. 

Police have fashioned Strike Force Coberta to research the incident.

“A crime scene has been established and officers attached to Mount Druitt Police Area Command, with the assistance from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, commenced an investigation into the incident,” NSW Police mentioned in a press release.