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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
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Nino Bucci Justice and courts reporter

Gang violence is not ‘out of control’ in Sydney, police minister says after two shootings in two days

NSW minister for police Yasmin Catley (right) speaks to the media alongside acting NSW premier Prue Car at a press conference on the shootings on Thursday.
NSW minister for police Yasmin Catley (right) speaks to the media alongside acting NSW premier Prue Car at a press conference on the shootings on Thursday. Photograph: Paul Braven/AAP

The New South Wales police minister denies that gang violence is out of control in the state, despite two people being shot dead in suspected cases of mistaken identity in as many days.

The police minister, Yasmin Catley, told a media conference on Thursday that while the recent deaths were unacceptable, the force had the resources they needed to tackle organised crime gangs.

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