https://www.abc.net.au/news/2021-10-20/sydney-gangland-shooting-leaves-father-an...Father and son gunned down as
Sydney gangland war escalates
By crime reporter Mark Reddie and Harriet Tatham
Posted 10h ago
10 hours ago
, updated 3h ago
Police say a daylight shooting in Sydney that left a father and son dead today is "another appalling crime in a long list of gangland-style" killings.
Key points:
Salim and Toufik Hamze are the third and fourth members of the family to be killed in just over a year
Toufik Hamze was found alive at the scene but died later in hospital Authorities have said the gangland feud was triggered by the theft of drugs
Salim Hamze and his father Toufik were found slumped inside a ute on Osgood Street at Guildford after neighbours reported hearing gunfire just before 9:00am.
The ABC understands a sports car pulled up outside the property before a man got out and opened fire on the pair.
Salim, 18, was already dead when authorities arrived, and Toufik was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital in a critical condition.
The 64-year-old died there before 11:00am.
NSW Police state crime command director Detective Chief Superintendent Darren Bennett said authorities found a burnt out vehicle in nearby Murdock Lane.
He called the shooting "another appalling crime in a long list of gangland style shootings that have taken place in south-west Sydney".
"It's an atrocious crime that shouldn't have taken place," he said.
"Retribution-style, drug turf-style shootings are an ongoing problem."