Two men charged after Kim Duncan, 65, killed in shooting at Sydney home

The names of gunmen who allegedly fatally shot a grandmother inside her home can be revealed following the brazen shooting that shook a Sydney suburb.

Two men accused of carrying out a brazen fatal shooting of a grandmother in Sydney’s southwest can be named for the first time.

Police allege three men, including Manase Fakahau, 19 and Jesse Evans, 34, approached the south western Sydney home of Kim Duncan, 65, about 11pm on Monday, April 14, before several shots were fired in the direction of the house.

Ms Duncan was inside the house at the time, as were her 34-year-old son and a 21-year-old woman.

While her son and the woman were uninjured, Ms Duncan was shot in the leg. She died of her injuries at the scene while being worked on by paramedics.

Grandmother Kim Duncan was fatally shot in her home. Picture: Facebook

On Wednesday, police arrested Mr Evans and Mr Fakahau and charged them both with murder. Their case was heard at Bankstown Local Court on Wednesday afternoon.

Their solicitor Sarah Blake sought for the accused’s names and family’s addresses to be suppressed from media reporting.

Ms Blake argued the allegations are “very serious” in nature, and any media reporting would put the “young men who are already going into a custodial environment” and their families at potential risk.

“At this early stage we don’t know the possible level of threat against these persons and their safety,” she told the court.

A “level of animosity” towards the men and their families could be expected, Ms Blake argued, if the names of the men were published by the media.

“This is an allegation where two persons are alleged to have committed an offence which led to the death of a family member who, police say, was not the target of the shooting,” she said.

“These persons are now charged and known to police and to those other people involved … given the nature of the matter there could be concerns in respect to their safety.”

An interim suppression order was made in part to prevent reporting of the home addresses of the families involved, however, the application to have the accused names suppressed was denied in the interests of public interest and open justice.

The matter was adjourned until September 10, and no application for the bail of either defendant was made.

The two men were known to police prior to the shooting, Detective Superintendent Grant Healey said.

Two men were arrested and are in custody over the shooting in April. Picture: NewsWire Handout

Police released footage of the moment the two men were arrested, their heads down as they were led to the back of the police van.

One of the men wore a hoodie over his head, while the other was dressed in shorts and barefoot.

Speaking to media on Wednesday, Superintendent Healey said police believed the grandmother was not the intended target of the shooting.

“It was the person that resided at the house she was shot at, and we believe the people that were involved had a grudge, an argument, or a beef with somebody who lived in that location,” he said.

Police are also searching for a third person they believe could assist with the investigation, with Superintendent Healey encouraging the person to come forward.

“That outstanding person, we encourage you to come and speak to police,” he said.

The men have been charged with murder. Picture: NewsWire Handout

They have been refused bail. Picture: NewsWire Handout

Superintendent Healey said the family was “very, very upset”.

“It’s tragic … your mother and grandmother to your children has been shot by cowards that stood out the front of the house,” Superintendent Healey said.

“Somebody coming up to a house and putting shots off is totally reckless, and the consequences are catastrophic.

“We have a 65-year-old grandmother that’s been shot in the leg by people that walked up and shot at her house.”

NSW Police Superintendent Grant Healey described the gunmen as ‘cowards’. Picture: Supplied.

It’s understood at least six bullet holes were left in the front wall of the house.

NSW Police have urged anyone with dashcam or CCTV of the incident to contact them.

Originally published as Two men charged after Kim Duncan, 65, killed in shooting at Sydney home