Two 15-year-old boys allegedly lured into Sydney’s criminal underworld as guns for hire have been charged after two homes were peppered with bullets.

NSW Police say one sleeping child was just centimetres away from being hit.

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One of the juveniles is accused of being responsible for two gang-related shootings in the city’s west this year, while the other has been linked to a single emergency.

A semi-automatic rifle was used to blast at least 28 shots into a home on Crossland St in Merrylands in the early hours of March 22.

A woman and her four children aged between six months and five years were inside at the time.

“Police will allege the bullets travelled through the bedrooms and bedheads where the victims were sleeping, with one bullet narrowly missing the five-year-old by approximately 20cm,” NSW authorities said.

Police believe the home was wrongly targeted, with a threatening note left at the scene thought to have been intended for previous occupants who have alleged links to organised crime.

A burnt-out Nissan X-Trail was tied to the shooting after being found torched on Chiswick St in South Granville soon after the home was shot at.

A 26-year-old woman at a flat on Faulds Rd in Guildford West was lucky to escape unhurt when a handgun was used to unleash 15 shots into her property just after 2am on April 16.

Police believe the property was targeted because of the occupant’s relationship with a man who has alleged links to the city’s underworld.

A stolen Hyundai Tucson was found on fire on Birmingham Ave in Villawood not long after the shooting.

NSW Police said extensive inquiries via Taskforce Falcon, which was recently launched to quell violent crime in Sydney’s metro area, identified a 15-year-old male as “the alleged gunman in both instances”.

He was charged with two counts of firing at a dwelling — organised crime activity, four counts of damaging a property by fire or explosion, two counts of participating in criminal group activity, and driving stolen car.

The teen was on bail at the time of the alleged crimes and has also been charged with breaching his conditions..

A second 15-year-old male accused of playing a role in the Merrylands shooting was also charged with firing at a home as part of organised criminal activity, among other alleged crimes.

Both were due to appear in court on Wednesday.

“We allege these 15-year-olds simply took this action, this job, to target these people for financial gain,” Taskforce Falcon Commander Jason Box said.

‘This is not a game’

Box did not reveal how much the pair was allegedly paid but said “it’s not significant” considering the crimes they are accused of.

“What these young men need to understand is, this is not a game. This is real, they are using real weapons,” he said.

Box said a trend in young people willing to be roped into the world of crime for money was “scary”, but he believes many are naive to the fact they are placing themselves in the middle of serious criminals.

“They are committing these alleged offences on behalf of organised crime networks — they will retaliate and they will continue to look for them until such time they find them,” Box said.

“I strongly encourage any of these young men that are involved in these offences with organised crime networks or have commenced assisting them to come and see us before it’s too late.”

Anyone with information should contact Crime Stoppers.