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Origin of man's gunshot wound a mystery

A 48-year-old man has turned up in a western Sydney hospital with a gunshot to his ankle but police say they don't know where the shooting occurred.

Police tape restricts access to a street in Sydney
An 18-year-old man has suffered two gunshot wounds to his leg in an attack in Sydney's west. (AAP)

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A man has turned up at a Sydney hospital with a gunshot wound to his ankle.

But police still don't know where the shooting happened.

The 48-year-old man was driven to the hospital in Sydney's west by a man and a woman just after 6am (AEDT) on Sunday, police said.

No further details are known.

It comes after an 18-year-old man was found with two gunshot wounds to his leg at a property in Guildford just after 1.30am on Sunday.

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He was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics and taken to hospital in a stable condition.

Police said they were looking for a man who was seen in the area wearing a dark baseball cap, black pants, black boots and a black belt.

He is described as being of medium to large build, 170cm tall with a light complexion.

Police said they weren't linking the two shootings at this stage.


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