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Horror as young entrepreneur, 21, is stabbed to death on a driveway - and police have 'no idea' why
A manhunt is underway after a young entrepreneur was fatally stabbed on the driveway of a loved one's home.
Police are yet to rule out a link to organised crime following the brazen attack on Luke Manassa, 21, on Thursday night in Sydney 's west.
He was stabbed in the chest multiple times, just seconds after he got out of his work ute while visiting a relative on Driftway Drive, Pemulwuy, at around 10.45pm.
Police are hunting two hooded men who were believed to be waiting for Mr Manassa as he pulled up.
Mr Manassa managed to get back into his car after the attack and drove about 500m down the road to a bus stop where he pulled over before dying from his wounds.
Neighbours rushed to help and tried to stop the bleeding but the 21-year-old couldn't be saved.
'It was just horrific,' one resident told The Daily Telegraph.
'There was so much screaming and blood. Everyone is just traumatised by it.'
NSW Police Detective Superintendent Simon Glasser said police were investigating if the murder was linked to organised crime.
He said Mr Manassa was known to police but he was not a 'well-known' crime figure, and detectives had 'no idea' why he was targeted.
'The male and the location are known to police, so that will form part of our investigation,' Detective Superintendent Glasser said.
'This is serious, high level violence, which we can't tolerate, and our detectives with the assistance of the State Crime Command are throwing everything we have at this.'
Police still are still working to determine if the two hooded attackers fled on foot or in a car and are urging any witnesses to come forward.
'The only description we have is that these two males were in dark clothing and last seen heading south on the Driftway Drive,' Detective Superintendent Glasser said.
'We do ask that anyone that may have CCTV or dashcam footage contact Crime Stoppers or Granville detectives.'
Mr Manassa's family own a demolition company and the aspiring businessman had studied property economics at UTS.
He described himself as a young businessman on a podcast last year and discussed his entrepreneurial endeavors and 'side hustles' like selling designer sneakers.
'I knew what I wanted to do for a long time. I wasn't concerned with much else,' he said.
Forensic police were at the crime scene on Friday, taking pictures of a blood-stained driveway while they searched drains, gutters and bushland for a murder weapon.
