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Three teenagers charged with murder after mistaken identity shooting of Sydney student

Thursday, 17 September 2026, 06:33 · 1 min read

Two teenage boys, aged 14 and 16, have been charged with murder over the shooting death of Marco Tapia, a 23-year-old university student killed during a home invasion in Glen Alpine, a suburb of Sydney, Australia, on 1 September. Police say the wrong house was targeted and that the pair, while not the gunman, allegedly staged getaway vehicles, supplied a firearm, and transported the offenders — making them part of a "joint criminal enterprise" under Australian law. Investigators described the attack as bearing "all the hallmarks of organised crime" and noted that one of the boys was hospitalised after accidentally burning himself when he set the getaway car alight, leaving a trail of evidence that led to their arrest.

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The Guardian — Teenage boys charged with murder after alleged mistaken identity shooting of Sydney student ↗︎
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