Chilling CCTV footage of moment John Versace gunned down at Condell Park home

News.com.au

21-05-2025

Chilling CCTV footage has emerged of the moment a young tradie was gunned down in the driveway of his family home in Sydney's southwest in what police have called a 'brutal execution'.
The footage shows the moment John Versace was ambushed in the driveway of his home on Dalton Ave in Condell Park, where he lived with his parents and two sisters, on Monday evening.
A figure dressed in black can be seen exiting a silver Toyota SUV and quickly approaching Mr Versace, who was getting out his ute parked in front of his home.
A man can be heard yelling 'Hey, hey, hey, hey, hey … stop, stop', before numerous gunshots ring out on the quiet suburban street.
Police believe Mr Versace was hit at least four times.
The gunman returns to the silver Toyota, which quickly flees the scene.
Emergency services were called to the home but they could not revive Mr Versace.
His devastated family could be heard screaming and wailing as police established a crime scene.
A short time later, police were called to Blackford St in Fairfield East after reports a car 'very similar' to the one used in the attack had been torched.
The car was 'well alight' by the time emergency crews arrived.
The flames were soon extinguished, but police were able to locate a small 'Glock-style' gun in the vehicle.
'What I can say in this very early stage is that the victim and the holdings that we have on the victim and his family is that he is not known to police,' Superintendent Rodney Hart told reporters this week.
Superintendent Hart said a taskforce had been established to further investigate the incident.
Police believe Mr Versace was a plumber and possibly working in his father's business, and do not believe he had links to organised crime despite the nature of the attack.
They are investigating whether the tragedy was a case of mistaken identity.
'We believe that this has the hallmarks of a targeted execution – very brutal, very distressing,' Superintendent Hart said.
'So, I want to reassure the community that we are treating this not as a random attack, but what I will ask from our community here is – please, anybody that has any information to assist the investigators to please call Bankstown Police Station or Crime Stoppers.'
Mr Versace's sister Deanna Versace paid tribute to her 'beautiful baby brother' on Tuesday.
'John, no words can describe the pain we are all feeling and will continue to feel for the rest of our lives,' she wrote on social media.
'You were the world's greatest brother, son, grandson, cousin, and friend.
'We are so lucky and blessed to have had the time we had with you but your life was cut too short.
'This world wasn't good enough for you. Life will never be the same.'