Sydney gym shooting: three men charged in daylight assault with firearms
Consensus Summary
Three men aged 40 32 and 38 have been charged in connection with a daylight shooting outside a gym in Sydney’s southwest on December 5 2025 Two masked gunmen fired 12 shots at a 48-year-old man in a car park before fleeing in a red Range Rover with cloned plates The vehicle was later found abandoned in bushland near Cobbitty alongside discarded clothing masks and pistols Police confirmed the shooters were part of a coordinated effort involving criminal activity with the 40-year-old charged with directing a criminal group and the 32-year-old for illegally acquiring a firearm Both men were refused bail and will appear in court in May The third suspect was arrested on Tuesday and remanded in custody Investigators from Strike Force Foss and the Raptor Squad continue probing the incident ABC identified the alleged target as Steven Hallaby a former boxer linked to the True Kings crime gang while NEWSCOMAU did not name him
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Key details reported by multiple sources:
- A shooting occurred outside a gym on Steer Rd, Gregory Hills, Sydney’s southwest at 8:30am on December 5 2025
- Two masked men fired 12 shots at a 48-year-old man outside the gym; he escaped uninjured
- The shooters fled in a red Range Rover SUV with cloned number plates, which was later found abandoned in bushland near Macquarie Grove Rd, Cobbitty
- Police recovered clothing, masks, cloned number plates, and two pistols from the bushland near the ditched vehicle
- A 40-year-old man was arrested in Parramatta on December 5 and charged with shooting with intent to murder and directing a criminal group
- A 32-year-old man was arrested at a Burwood property at 6:10am on December 5 and charged with acquiring a pistol while under a firearms prohibition order
- Both the 40-year-old and 32-year-old were refused bail and are due in Parramatta Local Court on May 28 2026
- A third man, aged 38, was charged on Tuesday and remanded into custody, facing Bail Division Court on Wednesday
- Strike Force Foss and NSW’s Raptor Squad are investigating the shooting
Points of Difference
Details reported by only one source:
- The alleged target is not named in the article
- The 32-year-old was charged with ‘acquiring a pistol while under a firearms prohibition order’ (exact phrasing differs slightly from ABC)
- The 38-year-old was arrested on a property in Silverwater and set to face Bail Division Local Court on Wednesday
- The article mentions ‘Strike Force Foss’ explicitly as the investigating unit
- The alleged target is named as Steven Hallaby, a former boxer with links to the ‘True Kings’ crime gang
- The 32-year-old was charged with ‘shoot at with intent to murder, participate in a criminal group and contribute criminal activity, as well as acquire a pistol-subject to a firearms prohibition order’ (more detailed charges)
- The shooting occurred at a ‘shopping centre gym’ (additional context)
- The 40-year-old was charged with ‘shoot at with intent to murder and knowingly direct activities of a criminal group’ (slightly different phrasing)
- The article includes a supplied photo of the alleged shooters and the ditched vehicle
Contradictions
Conflicting information between sources:
- NEWSCOMAU does not name the alleged target, while ABC identifies him as Steven Hallaby
- ABC specifies the 32-year-old was charged with ‘participate in a criminal group and contribute criminal activity,’ which is not mentioned in NEWSCOMAU
- NEWSCOMAU does not mention the alleged target’s criminal history or gang links, which ABC details
- ABC refers to the gym as part of a ‘shopping centre,’ while NEWSCOMAU simply calls it a ‘gym’
- NEWSCOMAU does not include the time of the Burwood arrest (6:10am) as explicitly stated by ABC
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