A teenager has been injured in a drive-by shooting in Adelaide after shots were fired at a house he was in. CCTV footage captured a single gunshot just before 4am on Eaton Avenue in Andrews Farm. The 18-year-old victim was shot in the leg and was rushed to the Royal Adelaide Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Crime scene investigators collected evidence this morning, including a gun found in a second vehicle near the scene. (9th) “It’s a little disturbing, especially because I sleep right at the end of the road,” neighbor Summer Van Den Brink said. “It’s just horrible knowing the people who live there .. they’re all good people, they’re all good kids, and it’s just horrible to know that this happened to them,” said another neighbor, Bailey Robinson. Police quickly pursued a vehicle that was near the scene. The vehicle was later found abandoned in a cul-de-sac, and a suspect was seen fleeing on foot, leading to a manhunt.
The incident happened just before 4am on Eaton Drive at Andrews Farm. (Channel 9) Crime scene investigators gathered evidence this morning, including the discovery of a firearm in a second vehicle close to the scene. Two 17-year-old boys, from Muno Para and Smithfield Plains, were arrested and subsequently charged with possession of ammunition without a licence and failure to answer questions. Operation Meld, a taskforce set up to combat African youth gang violence, is involved in the investigation. This article was written with the assistance of 9ExPress.