Young man shot dead and car torched in Sydney’s west

Emergency services arrived at Knox Street, Belmore, just before 4am to find a man in his 20s with gunshot wounds to his torso.

Paramedics tried to treat the man but he died at the scene.

NSW Police have established a crime scene to investigate the fatal shooting.

Knox Street remains closed this morning while police investigate the circumstances of the shooting.

9News understands a car was found torched in Croydon Park, a suburb nearby, a short time later and police are investigating if it is linked to the shooting.