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Police respond to fatal shooting in western Sydney

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A man has been shot dead and a second is in a critical condition following a shooting in a western Sydney park on Friday evening.

Police have swarmed Western Sydney Parklands off Cowpasture Road in Wetherill Park after multiple gunshots rang out just after 5.10pm.

Fatal shooting at Wetherill park

Two men have been shot, one killed at Wetherill park in Western Sydney. Vision: Channel Seven

A NSW Ambulance spokeswoman said one man was killed and a second person was taken to Liverpool Hospital in a critical condition with serious chest injuries.

Aerial footage from the scene appears to show one person on the ground covered in a white sheet.

Two shirtless men are seen leaning against a wire fence at the scene as police comb the area.

The Dog Squad appears to be searching the large bushland area.

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A NSW Police spokesman said detectives from Fairfield Local Area Command and State Crime Command's Homicide Squad are investigating the incident.

"Police have established a crime scene which will be examined by forensic and ballistic specialists."

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