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Police operation under way in Bondi Junction after reports of shooting Bondi Junction shooting: Sydney drug kingpin Alen Moradian dead after shots fired into car
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Police say road closures are in place around Spring Street in Sydney’s eastern suburbs after reports of ‘shots fired’ and tell motorists to avoid area Police believe a burnt-out Porsche found at the same time is linked to the Spring Street attack
A police operation is underway in Sydney’s eastern suburbs after reports shots were fired on Tuesday morning. A major player in Australia’s cocaine trade has died and three crime scenes are active after shots were fired into a car in Sydney’s eastern suburbs on Tuesday morning.
A spokesperson for NSW Ambulance confirmed they had multiple vehicles also on the scene. Emergency services were called to Bondi Junction’s Spring Street about 8.30am after reports that a man sitting in a stationary car in a car park had been shot, police said.
They said a single person had been involved, and nobody had been transported to hospital following the shooting. The man, believed to be in his late 40s, died at the scene, the statement said.
The operation was centred on Spring Street, Bondi Junction, NSW police said in a statement just after 9am. Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup
“Road closures are in place and motorists are urged to avoid the area.” Sign up for Guardian Australia’s free morning and afternoon email newsletters for your daily news roundup
Waverley Council confirmed on Tuesday morning parts of Bondi Junction between Spring Street and Denison Street would be closed to all traffic, pedestrian and cyclists for the next few hours as a police operation continued. Police have not released his identity but Guardian Australia has confirmed that the victim is Alen Moradian.
Once dubbed the “Tony Soprano” of the Australian cocaine importation trade, he was sentenced to at least six years in prison in 2011 for importing and selling a large quantity of the drug.
Police believe a burnt-out Porsche found on James Street, Bondi Junction, about the same time is linked to the shooting. Detectives are also investigating a second burnt-out car – a Holden Commodore found on Cook Lane in Zetland – as a line of inquiry.
Three crime scenes have been established, which will be examined by specialist police. Officers from the eastern suburbs police area command and detectives from the state crime command’s homicide squad have launched an investigation.
A spokesperson for New South Wales Ambulance confirmed it had multiple vehicles on the scene. A single person had been involved and nobody had been taken to hospital.
The operation was centred on Spring Street, Bondi Junction, NSW police said just after 9am. “Road closures are in place and motorists are urged to avoid the area.”
Waverley council confirmed that parts of Bondi Junction between Spring and Denison streets would be closed to all traffic, pedestrians and cyclists for the next few hours.
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“Please avoid the area,” it posted on social media.“Please avoid the area,” it posted on social media.
🚫 IMPORTANT UPDATE 🚫 A police operation is taking place between Spring St (cnr Newland St) and Denison St in Bondi Junction.This part of Bondi Junction is closed to all traffic, pedestrians and cyclists for the next few hours. Please avoid the area.🚫 IMPORTANT UPDATE 🚫 A police operation is taking place between Spring St (cnr Newland St) and Denison St in Bondi Junction.This part of Bondi Junction is closed to all traffic, pedestrians and cyclists for the next few hours. Please avoid the area.
A retail worker at Lumiza Cafe on Spring Street confirmed the street was shut off to traffic. A worker at Lumiza Cafe on Spring Street confirmed that the street had been shut off to traffic. “I didn’t hear anything, I was serving customers,” she said, adding: “Police are still outside now.”
They said a strong police presence had arrived on the ground from around 8.30am. Police said nobody had been arrested so far in relation to the shooting.
“I didn’t hear anything, I was serving customers,” she said, adding “police are still outside now”.
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