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Three people, including a 16-year-old boy, have been charged over the alleged shooting of biomedical engineering student Marco Tapia inside his Sydney home. Police allege two men and the boy entered the house, confronted Tapia and used a pistol. The suspects were also charged with aggravated break-and-enter offences and firearm-related counts. Tapia's family described his death as a profound loss and remembered him as a caring Christian, mentor, volunteer and biomedical engineering student.
Three more people were arrested on Tuesday and have since been charged with Tapia’s murder. Credit: 7NEWS Police allege a 16-year-old boy and two men, aged 22 and 23, entered the home and confronted Tapia, with one of them allegedly armed with a pistol.
All three were charged with murder, two counts of specially aggravated break and enter and commit a serious indictable offence while armed and possessing an unauthorised prohibited firearm.over their alleged roles in staging vehicles and providing the firearm. Tapia’s mother Claudia thanked NSW Police following the latest charges, describing it as “another significant and deeply emotional day” for the family.
“For our family, however, every development brings us back to the reality that Marco is no longer here,” she said in a statement. Sydney’s top homicide detective says he’s shocked that two high school boys, one of whom is in Year 7, have been charged. The grieving mother said she wanted people to know who her son was beyond the circumstances of his death.
“Marco was warm, caring and loving, a biomedical engineering student, a committed Christian, a youth leader, a volunteer, a martial artist, a boyfriend, a brother and our deeply loved son,” she wrote. “At 14, he was serving in his church youth worship team, loving the people around him. At 16, on his own initiative, he shaved his hair in the world’s greatest shave and raised approximately $500 for cancer.
“At 22, Marco was developing innovative biomedical engineering projects and contributing to work that received the Cochlear Best Choice Award. At the same time, he was helping young people through Engineers Without Borders.
“At 23, he was completing a biomedical engineering internship while coordinating and running EWB STEM workshops across NSW, encouraging disadvantaged young people to engage with science, engineering and problem-solving. Marco Tapia was shot dead inside his home in Sydney after an alleged botched underworld hit. Claudia said a Bible verse Tapia chose to share on Instagram reflected the way he lived his life: “Let all that you do be done in love. ” — 1 Corinthians 16:14.
“Marco had plans. He had purpose. He had a future, and he was already making a difference in the lives of others,” she wrote.
“Marco was not simply a victim. He was our son, a brother, a boyfriend, a friend, a man of faith, a young leader and a biomedical engineer in the making, who was going to impact this sphere greatly.
“As the legal process continues, we ask that Marco be remembered not only for how his life ended, but for how he lived, what he gave, what he believed and the lives he touched along the way. ”5 on Wednesday, while the 16-year-old boy was due to appear before a children’s court. Anyone with information that may assist investigations into organised criminal activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Three more people have been charged over the alleged mistaken identity murder of Marco Tapia, 23, in his Glen Alpine home.
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