A teenage boy is refusing to help police after he was shot in the leg in Sydney's southwest.
Emergency services were called a Holt Street unit at Ashcroft at 7.30pm on Christmas night.
A teenager was found with a wounded leg.
However, police believe the shooting could have occurred elsewhere.
The teenager was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.
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Police say that while he has spoken with investigators he is not assisting with their inquiries.
Police officers and a police dog are searching the area in Ashcroft.
Police have urged anyone with information about where the shooting occurred to contact them.
