Saturday 14 May 2022 05:40 AM Theories emerge surrounding death of Rami Iskander and nephew of Mahmoud ... trends now
The nephew of gangster Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad could have been shot in front of his pregnant wife and two-year-old child for one of three reasons, police believe.
Rami Iskander, 23, was shot in the torso in front of his family at his home on Knox Street at Belmore just before 4am on Saturday.
Relatives performed CPR on the man in a desperate attempt to revive him. Paramedics then arrived on scene and tried to treat his injuries before he died.
Police believe Iskander was targeted for one of three reasons, with the latest attack bringing the number of gangland style executions to rock the city in the past 18 months up to 13.
The nephew of gangster Mahmoud 'Brownie' Ahmad could have been shot in front of his pregnant wife and two-year-old child for one of three reasons, police believe
The death of Iskander brings the number of gangland style executions to rock the city in the past 18 months up to 13
The first theory is that Iskander could have been shot pre-emptively to stop him carrying out a revenge plot after his uncle Ahmad was gunned down on April 27
The first theory is that Iskander could have been shot pre-emptively to stop him carrying out a revenge plot after his uncle Ahmad was gunned down on April 27.
Ahmad was fatally shot outside a Greenacre property after a $1million bounty was placed on his head.
The second theory is that Iskander was targeted in retaliation for the shooting of Comanchero boss Tarek, 41, and his brother Omar Zahed, 39, on Tuesday.
The pair were sprayed with bullets as they were leaving a BodyFit gym on Parramatta Road in Auburn, western Sydney.
The third theory is that Iskander disrespected a person's wife or girlfriend and was shot in retaliation.
State Crime Command Director detective chief superintendent Darren Bennett said police were dealing with a 'spate of tit-for-tat shootings around organised criminals around southwest Sydney'.
'We've clearly got a war-of-sorts in south-western Sydney around drug supply and organised crime,' he said.
Superintendent Bennett said Iskander was on a list of people under police surveillance.
'We've got a list of people we focus on. This person who is now deceased, was part of that cabal,' he said.
State Crime Command Director detective chief superintendent Darren Bennett said police were dealing with a 'spate of tit-for-tat shootings around organised criminals around south-west Sydney'
Police officers and forensic specialists are seen at the scene on the morning of the attack
Police have closed down Knox Street and set up a crime scene.
Moments following the shooting emergency services were called to help a pregnant woman who went into labour and an elderly man who suffered a fall.
One neighbour said they were woken up by the sound of gunshots.
'My wife said did you hear that? I think that was gunshots,' he told Daily Telegraph.
Another neighbour said they heard '10 gunshots' before they saw a car speed away down the street.
