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Man fatally shot outside home in Melbourne’s Wollert suburb
A 42-year-old man was shot dead outside his home in Wollert, in Melbourne’s north, on Thursday evening.
Police say the shooting appears to have been targeted, while detectives investigate the circumstances of his death.
The man has not been formally identified, and police have not released further details about what happened.
He was reported to be an associate of former underworld figure Kazem Hamad, who was deported to Iraq in 2023.
Hamad was found guilty in Iraq this year of importing drugs and was sentenced to life in prison.
No arrests have been made, and police are asking anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
A 42-year-old man was found dead outside his home in Wollert, in Melbourne’s north, after a reported shooting.
Emergency services were called to Gypsum Drive at about 5.30pm on Thursday.
Homicide detectives are investigating the death, which police are treating as suspicious.
Police are investigating whether the shooting was targeted, and no arrests had been made.
- Who
- A 42-year-old man, whose identity had not been formally confirmed.
- What
- He was found dead outside his home with injuries consistent with a shooting.
- When
- About 5.30pm on Thursday.
- Where
- Gypsum Drive, Wollert, in Melbourne’s northern outskirts.
- Why
- The motive is not stated; police are investigating whether the shooting was targeted.
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Emergency services were called to Gypsum Drive after reports of gunshots.
CCTV footage including audio of a woman screaming was published by Outlaw Media's Ryan Naumenko.
- Victim
- 42-year-old man
- Location
- Gypsum Drive, Wollert
- Emergency call
- About 5.30pm on Thursday
- Investigation
- Homicide detectives investigating; no arrests had been made
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What people are saying
The yet-to-be formally identified man's death is being treated as suspicious