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The Sydney Morning HeraldNews report · Sep 6, 11:22 AM
Police hunt gunman after man shot dead in Thomastown
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in a Thomastown public park on Sunday night.
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Police hunt gunman after man shot dead in Thomastown
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in a Thomastown public park on Sunday night.
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As of September 6, 2026 at 11:22 AM, this is how Optics News reads the wording differences in this story.
What happened Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was shot dead in a Thomastown public park on Sunday night.
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