Alleged Alameddine gangster Ali Elmoubayed targeted in Merrylands shooting
Fresh chaos has hit Sydney's criminal underworld, with three men now in custody for the apparent targeted shooting of a home linked to the alleged boss of the brutal Alameddine crime network in Australia.
The shooting happened about 9.20am, with police officers called to the Earl St home in Merrylands in the city's west.
Bullets were fired at the house, but nobody was inside at the time.
Both the ABC and The Sydney Morning Herald report Ali Elmoubayed, the alleged head of the Alameddine enterprise, is linked to the address but dodged the shooting after reportedly leaving beforehand for the Parramatta Magistrates Court to request a change of bail address.
A short time later, a burning Porsche was located in Beverley Crescent in Chester Hill, NSW Police have confirmed.
'The group left Chester Hill in a Hyundai before being arrested on McMahon Rd in Yagoona trying to flee from police on foot,' police said in a statement.
'They remain in police custody.
'Crime scenes were established at both locations, which will be forensically examined by specialist police.'
The shooting has been referred to Taskforce Falcon.
Falcon is led by State Crime Command, with the NSW Crime Commission, to investigate and suppress violent crime in the Sydney metropolitan area.
Detective Superintendent Jason Box, the commander of Taskforce Falcon, is expected to update media on the shooting at 2pm AEST.
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