Sydney shooting

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Nephew of slain Sydney underworld figure Mahmoud 'Brownie ... (ABC News)

Multiple crime scenes are being examined by specialist forensic officers as detectives investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.

"It's very sad to hear, this street was the best street and we didn't have any issues," she said. A registered nurse who has been living in the area for 13 years and was asleep with her grandchildren said the lack of information from police had only added to her worries. "It's concerning because we are a very quiet street and a lot of families and children live on this street and we like to know that we are safe." "It’s a resource issue for the NSW Police force and a massive challenge for the community but we're very determined in bringing this to an end as quickly as we can," he said. He said police were "working tirelessly" to stop the violence. - Police say the man was part of a cohort they were "focusing on" in tackling the gangland war

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Fatal shooting latest in western Sydney gangland 'war' (Canberra Weekly)

The nephew of slain gangland figure Mahmoud Ahmad has been shot dead at home in western Sydney's second deadly gangland shooting this week.

His pregnant wife was hospitalised in distress soon after the shooting. The top 20 areas with the highest percentage of urgent calls not attended are all in the Sydney region, the majority in the city’s west. “It seems the Perrottet Government is surrendering the streets of Western Sydney to criminal gangs”. Vehicles were found on fire a short time after the shooting in the nearby suburbs of Croydon Park and Bexley North. Police arrived in Knox Street, Belmore, on Saturday to find the man, 23, with gunshot wounds to his torso . It is the third fatal shooting in recent weeks in what police have dubbed a spate of “tit for tat” incidents in the city’s southwest, starting with the murder of Mr Ahmad in late April.

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Third Sydney murder raises fears an all-out gangland war is raging (The New Daily)

A man believed to be the nephew of slain underworld figure Mahmoud "Brownie" Ahmad has been shot dead in the Sydney suburb of Belmore.

His pregnant wife was hospitalised in distress soon after the shooting. “It’s unacceptable in modern society … it’s a byproduct of organised crime and part of a subculture we have in southwestern Sydney,” he said. “We are in a spate of tit-for-tat shootings around organised criminals in southwest Sydney,” he said. It was the third fatal shooting in recent weeks in what police have dubbed a spate of “tit for tat” incidents in the city’s southwest, starting with the murder of Mr Ahmad in late April. Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Bennett said the victim was part of a “cabal” with Mr Ahmad. The nephew of slain underworld figure Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad has been shot dead in the Sydney suburb of Belmore – a murder that suggests there is no end in sight to an escalating gangland war.

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Slain gangland figure's nephew shot dead in Sydney's west (9News)

NSW Police established a crime scene to investigate the fatal shooting. Knox Street was closed this morning while police investigated the circumstances of the ...

Two cars were found torched in Croydon Park and Bexley North a short time later and police are investigating if they are linked to the shooting. Knox Street was closed this morning while police investigated the circumstances of the shooting. NSW Police established a crime scene to investigate the fatal shooting.

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Gangster's nephew slain in Sydney 'war' (NEWS.com.au)

The 23-year-old nephew of slain gangland figure Ahmad 'Brownie' Mahmoud was gunned down in Sydney this morning, with police likening the violence to a 'war' ...

It’s numerous shots fired with numerous shots hitting a person who’s clearly been targeted. “It’s pretty horrific. Police are investigating whether the shooting was in retaliation to a shooting earlier in the week, where Comanchero boss Tarek Zahed and his brother Omar were targeted. NSW Police and the state government have vowed to crack down on organised crime and gun violence after a spate of deadly shootings in recent months. I completely share this sentiment.” “It’s a resource challenge for the police force and a massive challenge for the community.

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