A crime editor has weighed in on the most recent shooting in Sydney's south-west where two men have been gunned down within 24 hours, saying both seem a 'little bit random' compared to attacks on major underworld figures.
A crime editor has weighed in on the most recent shooting in Sydney's south-west where two men have been shot in"targeted" attacks within 24 hours. emergency services were called to Broughton Street in CanterburyA man, believed to be 28-years-old, was found by police with gunshot wounds and treated by paramedics at the scene. He could not be saved.
A man, believed to be 28-years-old, was shot on Broughton Street in Canterbury about 2am on Thursday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Damian Shaw A man was found in a car with at least one gunshot wound to his head while a young couple were located in another vehicle about 50 metres away.The Daily Telegraph's Crime Editor Mark Morri spoke to Sky News Australia about the recent shootings in Sydney's south-west, where two men have been shot within 24 hours. Picture: Sky News Australia
“Although there is a suggestion he may be connected to a crime family, not the Hamzys or Alameddines which we’ve been seeing lately, but maybe one of the lesser known families.”barbershop in Marrickville two weeks ago where two men were struck by bulletsHe also cited the shooting of Mr Abbas at Greenacre in what police suspect to be another targeted incident.
“I’ve seen years ago when this starts, all of a sudden these little groups or hotheads or gangsters… just start shooting," he told said on Sky News program First Edition. “So, it’s not like what we’ve seen for the last two years where the dots have connected nearly everywhere, someone’s connected to somebody.
Sydney criminal defence lawyer Mahmoud Abbas, 30, was shot at a Narelle Crescent property at Greenacre on Wednesday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Simon Bullard
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