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Oct 20, 2026 at 4:06 AM ET
Police investigate whether gang recruited 13-year-old
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Western Australian police are investigating whether an underworld organisation recruited a 13-year-old Victorian boy and supplied him with a self-loading firearm for a drive-by shooting in Gosnells. The boy allegedly fired more than 20 shots into a house around 12:40 a.m. Saturday; seven people were inside, and one man suffered minor injuries from shattered glass.
WHO: Western Australian police
WHAT: Western Australian police are investigating whether an underworld organisation recruited a 13-year-old boy and gave him a firearm.
WHEN: Oct 17, 2026
WHERE: Gosnells, Australia
WHY: Police are investigating whether the organisation recruited the boy and supplied the gun for the shooting; the reason for the alleged recruitment is not stated.
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