SA Police charge six with attempted murder in Andrews Farm shooting

Five teens and a 21-year-old man have been arrested and charged with attempted murder for an alleged targeted shooting that hit the “wrong” victim.

The botched alleged hit job happened at an Andrews Farm address in Adelaide’s outer north in the early morning of December 16.

South Australian Police Acting Assistant Commissioner John DeCandia, speaking with media on Thursday, said three shots were fired through a rear bedroom window, with one bullet hitting an 18-year-old person in the leg in an alleged gangland hit gone wrong.

“It was confirmed in the early stages of the investigation that the offenders had attended the wrong address and shot a person with no links to these people whatsoever,” he said.

The police will allege the six arrested males are members of the notorious 051 street gang, and their target was a member of the rival KBS gang.

The person who was shot is not a member of any gang and only happened to live nearby, the police said.

“It is quite clear that they were an innocent target, and the (alleged) offenders understand that as well. That they got the wrong address,” Mr DeCandia said.

He alleged more than one gun was used in the botched hit and at least two different calibre bullets were fired.

On Thursday, investigators searched seven addresses and arrested three 17-year-old males, two 19-year-old males and a 21-year-old male.

All have been refused bail and are expected to appear in court on Thursday afternoon.

The police also seized mobile phones, a shotgun suspected to have been used in previous shootings and a large quantity of tablets suspected to contain MDMA.

“To have six people charged with attempted murder indicates a reasonable level of planning and contact between them,” Mr DeCandia said.

The victim of the shooting has fully recovered.

The police have also notified the intended target of the alleged failed hit job.