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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Maroosha Muzaffar

Police probing social media post after student killed in home invasion

  • A 23-year-old university student, Marco Tapia, has been shot and killed during a targeted home invasion in Sydney .
  • Police arrived at the Glen Alpine property early on Tuesday morning following the attack, which occurred while Tapia was asleep.
  • Tapia, a biomedical engineering student with no links to organised crime, was described by his family as an innocent victim.
  • Detectives are investigating a social media post by an underworld figure suggesting the shooting was a case of mistaken identity.
  • Officers are examining an abandoned vehicle found in nearby Minto as part of their investigation into potential links to Sydney crime gangs.

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Sydney student killed in ‘targeted attack’ by home invaders

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