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| Crime figure shot dead in Sydney shopping area | |
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| A "major player" in Australia's organised crime network was shot in a busy Sydney shopping area, police say. | |
| The 48-year-old, who was targeted in a car park at 08.30 local time on Tuesday, died at the scene. | |
| "The shooting bears the hallmarks of an organised crime murder. It's being treated as that," Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said. | |
| He added that the man had links to one of the nation's largest outlawed motorcycle gangs. | |
| In Australia, motorcycle gang members are known as "bikies". | |
| "He's a major player in the organised crime network and so he has high-level links to the Comancheros [bikie gang]. He obviously had a big target on his back," Mr Doherty told a news conference. | |
| "We're talking about a safe community in Bondi Junction with shots fired in an underground carpark, emergency services responded very quickly - that's why they attempted CPR on the victim", he added. | |
| The man has not been identified by authorities, but Australian media reported he was suspected to be a figure in the illegal cocaine trade. | The man has not been identified by authorities, but Australian media reported he was suspected to be a figure in the illegal cocaine trade. |
| Local police and homicide squad detectives are investigating. | Local police and homicide squad detectives are investigating. |
| Three crime scenes have been created, and two cars including a Porsche have been linked to the shooting. | Three crime scenes have been created, and two cars including a Porsche have been linked to the shooting. |
| Bondi Junction is located roughly 2km (1.2 miles) from the popular tourist suburb of Bondi Beach. | Bondi Junction is located roughly 2km (1.2 miles) from the popular tourist suburb of Bondi Beach. |
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| Gun crime | Gun crime |
| Sydney | Sydney |