Man shot dead in public, car found ablaze minutes later

A man was publicly shot as a car was found on fire just a few hundred meters away.

Emergency services were called to Riverstone in Sydney’s northwest at 6pm on Wednesday following reports of a shooting.

One man was found with gunshot wounds and died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics.

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A car fire was called around the block at 6pm as emergency services responded to the incident.

The vehicle was destroyed.

It is unclear whether the two incidents are related, but a second crime scene has been established and investigations are ongoing.

The shooting came after 60-year-old Artemios Mintzas was peppered with 50 bullets on an inner-Western Sydney shopping strip on Sunday night.

One man was struck in the neck, but was expected to survive and there were no fatalities.