Detectives say shooting victim Rocco Curra is extremely lucky to have survived after he was shot multiple times at close range in his parked car at Bulleen, in Melbourne's north east.
Police have released CCTV footage of the close-range shooting of a bikie member in Melbourne's north-east, in the hope of finding the two gunmen responsible.Police said it was"extremely lucky" that Mr Curra survived the shootingPolice said the shooting victim, Rocco Curra, was sitting in his parked car on Burke Street in Bulleen on August 1 when he was ambushed shortly after 10:00pm.
Police believe the 37-year-old was attending a pre-arranged meeting but shortly after he arrived, two men pulled up in a stolen BMW in front of Mr Curra's car.The pair start shooting at Mr Curra while he remains in his vehicle, before they return to the BMW and flee the scene.Detective Acting Senior Sergeant Justin Mercovich said Mr Curra was incredibly lucky to have"miraculously survived" the shooting.
"We're extremely lucky that not only Rocca has survived but other members of the public weren't injured," he said. "I think anyone who sees that footage … would think that any person sitting in that vehicle would likely be dead as a result of that."
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