Police investigate possible organised crime links after 11yo shot in face in Sydney - ABC News & Headlines – Australian Broadcasting Corporation

An 11-year-old boy remains in a critical condition after being shot in the face at a Norwest home in Sydney's north-west.

The ABC understands police are investigating if men present at the time of the incident have links to organised crime.

An 18-year-old man has been charged with concealing a serious indictable offence.

Police are investigating whether men present at the time an 11-year-old boy was shot in the head at a north-west Sydney home had links to organised crime, the ABC understands.

The child was treated for wounds to the face and neck and remains in a critical condition in hospital, following the incident at a Norwest home about 5pm on Monday.

Isaac Bechara, 18, has been charged with concealing a serious indictable offence, with two other men, both aged 18, released from custody after being questioned by police.

Police are investigating possible organised crime links. (ABC News)

A 43-year-old woman was also present at the time of the shooting, with another person not yet located.

Mr Bechara did not apply for bail but it was formally refused at a hearing in Blacktown Local Court on Tuesday morning.

The matter has been adjourned until next month.

It is understood investigators are looking into whether the men inside the unit have links to organised crime.

Police on Monday night had said there was no evidence to suggest the incident was related to underworld tensions.

"We have nothing to suggest that it is organised crime-related, but we will conduct a very thorough investigation into this," NSW Police Superintendent Naomi Moore said.

"For those that are obviously fearful on the streets out here at the moment, we are content that we are doing a very thorough investigation here."

She said the boy's mother was with him in hospital and was "distressed, as any parent would be".

Superintendent Moore said police had not yet recovered the firearm.

Emergency vehicles were at the scene on Monday afternoon. (ABC News)

A resident at the unit block said police could be seen searching a nearby park and creek after the shooting.

"They had cordoned off the whole park at that time, and they were searching … until late in the night, I believe," he said.

Premier Chris Minns on Tuesday described the incident as an "incredibly distressing situation".

"It's also a very a tragic reminder of how dangerous guns are, often the people who are the victims of guns are innocent people," he said.