One thing to know right now: Crackdown vow in Sydney’s latest gang shooting
Here’s the lowdown:
- NSW police announced another new taskforce to investigate a recent spate of deadly shootings in Sydney after Saturday saw the third fatal gang-related shooting in the city in three weeks
- Detectives are examining several possible theories from Saturday’s attack, including whether the latest victim was targeted for planning a revenge attack, the ABC understands
- Rami Iskander was fatally shot outside his Belmore home, in Sydney’s south-west, on Saturday morning. His uncle was underworld figure Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad, who was gunned down in Greenacre last month
- Another theory is whether Mr Iskander was involved in the shooting of senior Comanchero bikie Tarek Zahed, 41, and younger brother Omar at an Auburn gym last Tuesday
- NSW Police Minister Paul Toole describes the latest shooting as an “insidious crime”, vowing to crackdown on gang violence:
- Shadow Police Minister Walt Secord has accused the state government of failing in its fight against organised crime, saying: “If this was happening in Sydney’s east or the north shore arrests would have been made a long time ago.”