Taha Sabbagh

Taha Sabbagh, 40, was shot dead outside the Elite Fight Force gym on Carlingford Street, in Sefton, western Sydney, about 6.30am on Thursday and hours later ...

Pictured are members of the gym The car was later found burnt out at nearby Birrong Train Station. 'It was frightening.' 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience. Someone had obviously shot him, there was blood everywhere.' He will be missed greatly by all who knew him.' A witness, David, said he was in his workshop at the time when he heard the gunshots, which he initially thought was just a car backfiring. Distressed family and friends of celebrity chauffer Taha Sabbagh, 40, flooded the street where he was gunned down in a gangland ambush at his gym in western Sydney Mr Sabbagh was dropping off his 12-year-old son to a personal training session at the gym when he was suddenly ambushed by at least two gunmen in a Mazda 3. Distressed family and friends of a celebrity chauffer flooded the street where he was gunned down in a gangland ambush at his gym. Friends of the luxury car driver are convinced he was gunned down in a case of mistaken identity. Some cried and held each other at the sight of the bullet-riddled black Mercedes SUV Mr Sabbagh was sitting in when he was shot at least six times.

A murder investigation is underway after a father was shot dead in front of his 12-year-old son in a car outside a martial arts gym in south-west Sydney.

"We are very sorry for any inconvenience, Elite Fight Force will be closed today and all classes will be cancelled for the day," the gym posted to its Instagram stories. "It was callous and brazen and (the shooter) had little regard for human life." He said the incident was "very traumatising" for Sabbagh's son and his family.

Celebrity chauffeur Taha Sabbagh was shot and killed in front of his young son as the pair were on the way to the gym early on Thursday morning.

“Within minutes there was a load of ambulances, police everywhere and then we saw a man on the ground not in a good way. The car would be forensically examined, and inquiries were continuing into whether the incident was linked to a nearby shooting, a police spokesperson said. He will be missed greatly by all who knew him.” “I hesitated to go to the front of the workshop obviously and then I slowly walked to the windows and saw people coming out. “I was in the back of the workshop just before 7am and I heard a series of bangs which I was hoping was a car backfiring, and as I heard a car speed off, there was another series of bangs,” David said. Dozens of people gathered at the scene of a deadly shooting after a man was gunned down in a hail of bullets outside a gym.

Taha Sabbagh, 40, who was found with gunshot wounds outside the Elite Fight Force gym in Sefton, was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.

The offenders used a Mazda 3 as they carried out the shooting, he said, and the same model car was later found on fire in the nearby suburb of Birrong. “I hesitated to go to the front of the workshop obviously, and slowly looked out the window and saw people coming out. He said learning of this morning’s shooting was “a sickening feeling”, especially given the circumstances of the child witnessing his father’s death. it was frightening.” “This was an egregious, violent act,” he said. He was treated by paramedics but died at the scene.

A teenage boy desperately screamed for help in the early hours of the morning after witnessing his father get shot almost a dozen times outside a Sydney ...

"He was not well known to police. He will be missed greatly by all who knew him," another said. Police remain outside the gym and have cordoned off the area as they try to establish a motive for the shooting. He died at the scene. Detective Superintendent Doherty described the brazen murder of a father in front of his young son as a "traumatising event" for the teen. A worker at a nearby business told media he heard the shots and ran to help the teen, who is 12 years old and was in the car at the time of the shooting.

A father who was gunned down in a brazen drive-by shooting in Sydney's southwest posted a video of his young son at boxing training just hours before he was ...

The gym, which is a popular MMA training centre, is located in an industrial area with car repair shops and factories lining the street. “We are very sorry for an inconvenience, Elite Fight Force will be closed today and all classes will be cancelled for the day. Please bear with us and stay updated with our stories for any new announcements. A burned-out Mazda 3 was also found nearby. Please remember our beloved and family and loved ones in your Dua. We ask Allah to give his family, wife and children comfort during this test.” “I was in the back of the workshop just before 7am and I heard a series of bangs which I was hoping was a car backfiring and as I heard a car speed off there was another series of bangs,” the witness told 2GB. “Within minutes there was a load of ambulances and police everywhere and we saw a man on the ground not in a good way. Physically uninjured.” Police said they believed there was a link between the car and the vehicle used in the shooting. Mr Sabbagh was “intending to go to the gym”, Det Supt Doherty said, adding: “Associates of the victim have connections to that gym as well, and that’s why circumstances lend themselves to a targeted attack”. “We’ve got a 40-year-old man who has been shot down in front of his son, and he is the victim.”

A six-month lull in gangland-style shootings across Sydney's south-west has been shattered by the “callous” murder of a gym-goer as he sat beside his ...

The shooting provoked a heated reaction from members of the community, with dozens descending on the crime scene on Carlingford Road shortly after 9am. He said police were keeping an open mind regarding potential motives - including the possibility that Sabbagh was targeted mistakenly. Sabbagh was treated by paramedics who rushed to the scene when witnesses called triple 0, but he couldn’t be saved.

Taha Sabbagh, 40, was shot dead outside the Elite Fight Force gym on Carlingford Street, in Sefton, western Sydney, about 6.30am on Thursday.

Pictured are members of the gym 'It was frightening.' The Mazda 3 was later found burnt out at nearby Birrong Train Station. 'We are very sorry for any inconvenience. He will be missed greatly by all who knew him.' Someone had obviously shot him, there was blood everywhere.' A witness, David, said he was in his workshop at the time when he heard the gunshots, which he initially thought was just a car backfiring. Distressed family and friends flooded the street where he was gunned down in a gangland ambush at his gym in western Sydney Some cried and held each other at the sight of the bullet-riddled black Mercedes SUV Mr Sabbagh was sitting in when he was shot at least six times. 'I looked inside and there was a man in front of the car, bleeding and slumped over the console. A celebrity chauffer gunned down in a gangland ambush posted a video of his son at boxing training the night before he was shot dead. Taha Sabbagh, 40, with his children next to the black Mercedes he was shot dead while dropping his eldest son off at a gym session

Sydney's first fatal shooting linked to the underworld in six months might be a case of mistaken identity, according to his loved ones.

"The police have worked really hard in that area, with the assistance of the community." Superintendent Doherty said the victim was associated with people who are "well-known" to police, some of whom have "connections" to the gym located in an industrial area of Sefton. The 40-year-old was about to get out of his car at about 6:30am on Thursday when a Mazda 3 pulled up and a volley of bullets was fired at him.

Those close to slain father Taha Sabbagh are claiming his shooting death is a case of “mistaken identity”.

In the two years leading up to August 2022, at least 15 people died in underworld-related shootings. Police are treating the incident as a targeted murder but have yet to establish a motive. “The police have worked really hard in that area, with the assistance of the community.” The murder of Mr Sabbagh was the first gang-related murder in Sydney in six months. He added that Mr Sabbagh was not known to be a heavy hitter in Sydney’s underworld, and investigations were looking into whether or not Mr Sabbagh was the intended target. In numerous posts, a flurry of friends has responded quickly to people critical of Mr Sabbagh’s gangland connections – insisting the shooting was a case of “mistaken identity”.