A bullet pierced the window of a Sydney home, a kilometre away from a drive-by shooting in the next suburb over.

A 28-year-old man was standing on Wilga Street in Marsfield when a spray of bullets was fired at him from a car at 1 am.

The man was not injured, however, stray bullets hit nearby houses.

A bullet pierced the window of a Sydney home, a kilometre away from a drive-by shooting in the next suburb over.
A bullet pierced the window of a Sydney home, a kilometre away from a drive-by shooting in the next suburb over.
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Footage obtained by 9News captured the moment the getaway car, a BMW, exploded in a fireball at Girraween.

Firecrews quickly extinguished the burning car.

The intended victim of the shooting, the 28-year-old, was seen arriving at Wilga Place in a white Mercedes just before 1am, moments before shots were fired.

Footage obtained by 9News captured the moment the getway car, a BMW, exploded in a fireball at Girraween.
Footage obtained by 9News captured the moment the getaway car, a BMW, exploded in a fireball at Girraween. (Nine)

The volley of bullets all missed their target, but struck a home on the street.

One of the bullets travelled one kilometre to North Ryde, where it pierced the bedroom window of a home, and narrowly missing those inside

That family who lives at the home remain terrified after the close call.

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