Thursday 29 September 2022 01:29 AM Comanchero bikie Tarek Zahed's dead brother Omar was a police 'SNITCH' trends now Top Comanchero bikie's brother was a 'SNITCH': How notorious gangster's sibling who was slain in bloody double gym shooting secretly helped the cops - so was he the REAL target of the hit that shocked Australia? Omar Zahed, 39, and his brother Tarek, 41, were shot outside Sydney gym in May Omar died at scene while Tarek survived despite suffering several gun wounds Police document revealed Omar had tipped off officers to location of firearms Police said without Omar's assistance they may never have found the weapons By Eliza Mcphee For Daily Mail Australia Published: 01:27 BST, 29 September 2022 | Updated: 01:27 BST, 29 September 2022 The brother of a top Comanchero bikie who was widely seen as collateral damage when he was shot dead outside a gym has been exposed as a police source. Omar Zahed, 39, and his infamous brother Tarek, 41, were both shot in a hail of at least 20 bullets as they left the Bodyfit Gym in Auburn, western Sydney, on May 10. Omar bled out at the scene and died - while his older brother miraculously survived several bullet wounds, including through his eye. Omar has long been thought to have been accidentally caught up in the underworld hit, however, new details of his cooperation with detectives have now been revealed. The NSW Supreme Court on Tuesday lifted a suppression order to a judgment where police described the 39-year-old as an 'increasingly reliable' source. The document, which was on an appeal to Omar's sentences for drugs and firearms offences, said he had tipped off police to uncover guns and explosives. Omar Zahed, 39, (standing) and his brother Tarek, 41, (sitting) were shot in a hail of at least 20 bullets as they left the Bodyfit Gym in Auburn, western Sydney, on May 10. Omar died at the scene while his older brother survived despite suffering several bullet wounds to his head and body that required surgery Police and paramedics are seen trying to save the Zahed brothers at the gym after the shooting - with pools of blood seen across the foyer Paramedics are seen at the scene of the gym shooting in May 'Suffice it to say that the applicant approached police and voluntarily provided information indicating a willingness to assist on an ongoing basis,' it read. 'The applicant also facilitated police meetings with other persons following which further prohibited weapons and explosives were recovered.' The weapons seized include semi-automatic rifles, military assault rifles and one with a bayonet. Police said had it not been for Omar 'police may not have ever recovered these dangerous items'. 'They regard the applicant as an increasingly reliable source. They state, "during this period the source has not stopped assisting police",' the document said. A court document has revealed that Omar tipped off police to the location of weapons and explosives Police said had it not been for Omar (pictured left with Tarek) 'police may not have ever recovered these dangerous items' The body of slain bikie associate Omar Zahed is carried from the back of a hearse to his grave at Rookwood Cemetery following his death in May Omar's body arrived at the grave just after 11am inside a green coffin draped with a tapestry inscribed with Arabaic script A white Audi station wagon was found engulfed in flames nearby, with police investigating its links to the shooting The new information about his brother raises suspicions about whether Omar was the target of the attack, with police initially believing the gunmen were aiming for Tarek, who became known as the 'Balenciaga bikie' for his taste in luxury clothing. Omar was re-sentenced to ten years in jail in November, 2018 after disclosing the information, but was released on parole in September, 2020. Tarek was earlier this month charged with the murder of Youssef Assoum, who was stabbed and shot at Bankstown in December 2014. After the shooting, which a police source earlier said the hit on Tarek was considered the 'biggest of the year' in the criminal world, burnt out Audis were found at each location within minutes of the hit taking place. Police had warned the brothers as recently a week before the shooting that their lives were at risk, however their advice went unheeded. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility