NSW: Gun violence on Sydney streets

AAP General News (Australia)
12-08-2003
NSW: Gun violence on Sydney streets

A daylight gun battle involving an exchange of about 50 bullets in a Sydney carpark
has been linked to a string of murders in the one family.

And police say it's lucky innocent bystanders weren't caught in the crossfire, with
one bullet passing through a car being driven by a woman with a young child.

The shoot-out in south Hurstville yesterday coincided with the murder of a man who
was struck down by bullets on the verandah of his home in the western suburb of Merrylands.

Task Force Gain detectives say although the two shootings are not related, both have
connections to previous incidents.

Detective Chief Superintendent BOB INKSTER has pleaded for an end to the madness which
he says involves a small group of criminals seeking retribution.

Police believe the gunbattle is linked to the cycle of violence which escalated in
August when ALI ABDULRAZAK was murdered gangland style after he finished praying at Lakemba
Mosque.



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