A would-be assassin has accidentally set himself on alight while torching a getaway car following a botched underworld hit in Sydney’s west.
Detectives have released the footage in hopes of finding the two men, who they allege were involved in a shooting on Chisholm Road in Auburn yesterday, targeting 19-year-old Khoder Hamdan.
The footage shows two men starting a fire on Haughton Street in Carramar before running away.
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One man’s foot catches alight before his pants fall down.
He then collects himself before the pair run through a park opposite the car fire.
Police believe the man would have suffered serious burns to his leg.
The two men were seen running from the scene towards Heiden Park and Prospect Creek dressed in all black, police said.
The car was found alight at 3.20pm yesterday following the shooting in Auburn.
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Detectives allege the vehicle was used as a getaway car following the shooting in Auburn, where three people were shot at by a group of men.
Hamdan was sitting in his car when the shots were fired but was unharmed.
Police also allege shots were fired at two people standing outside the home, with bullets hitting the house.
Anyone who has dashcam footage or CCTV in Heiden Park and Prospect Creek, or who may have seen the men, has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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