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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Henry Belot

Alleged drone operator charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting in Sydney

NSW police arrested an 18-year-old alleged drone operator on Friday over the fatal shooting of Joshua Macdonald earlier in September.
NSW police arrested an 18-year-old alleged drone operator on Friday over the fatal shooting of Joshua Macdonald earlier in September. Photograph: NSW police

A Sydney teenager has been charged with murder after police accused him of operating a drone as part of a suspected botched gang hit in the city’s west.

Joshua Macdonald, 40, was shot dead at a Merrylands West home on 2 September in what police believe may have been a case of mistaken identity. He was not known to police and had no links to organised crime.

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