Alleged Alameddine associate dies after shots fired into car in Sydney's west

An alleged Alameddine subordinate has died aft he and a lawyer were changeable successful Sydney's west connected Sunday afternoon.

Dawood Zakaria and solicitor Sylvan Singh were successful a Toyota Hilux erstwhile they were changeable astatine connected Woodville Road successful Granville astir 5.10pm connected Sunday.

Zakaria was rushed to infirmary successful a captious information pinch caput injuries.

Police said earlier this week he was not expected to survive.

Singh was changeable aggregate times and was taken to infirmary successful a unchangeable condition.

Police said first inquiries bespeak that arsenic nan Toyota Hilux turned onto Woodville Road, respective shots were fired from a Mercedes, hitting nan driver and beforehand spot passenger.

It is believed alleged Alameddine personnel Samimjan Azari, who was successful nan backmost spot pinch his bodyguard Levi Vitukawalu, was allegedly nan target of nan shooting.

Azari was arrested and charged pinch firearms offences conscionable minutes aft nan effort connected his life.

A tribunal antecedently heard that it had been nan 2nd effort connected his life.

In Brighton Le Sands 3 months ago, he escaped different attempted deed uninjured.

NSW Police and Counter Terrorism Minister Yasmin Catley said nan cognition will harvester 150 constabulary personnel.

"We will not tolerate these lawless thugs getting retired location pinch their vendetta against each different and putting successful threat members of our community," Catley said.

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