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A teenager has been rushed to hospital after being shot in the chest in Sydney’s south-west on Thursday night in what police believe was a targeted attack.

The 18-year-old was discovered by first responders in the passenger seat of an abandoned black Skoda station wagon on Mimosa Road, Greenacre just after 9pm on Thursday, suffering from two gunshot wounds to his chest.

He was shot on nearby Banksia Street, according to emergency reports to police, before he was driven around the block to Mimosa Road.

Several ambulance crews were deployed to the scene, including the aerial support helicopter, and treated the man in the passenger seat of the car before he was transferred to hospital in a stable condition.

Detectives spoke to the driver of the Skoda at the scene, which has been seized for forensic examination.

Police discovered a burnt-out Toyota Hilux on Celia Street, Granville – about 11 kilometres north of Greenacre – at 3am on Friday, which has been strongly linked to the shooting.

The burnt-out Hilux was discovered hours after the shooting.Nine

The burnt-out Hilux has been seized for forensic examination.

The assailants remain at large on Friday morning.

Daniel Lo Surdo is a breaking news reporter for The Sydney Morning Herald. He previously helmed the national news live blog for The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.Connect via email.

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