Overview
- Abdullah Bahsa, 38, was shot inside a Lidcombe unit about 4am Monday and died at Westmead Hospital, while a second man suffered non-life-threatening injuries.
- A 21-year-old was arrested after crashing a car in Ermington where police found a firearm, and he was charged with murder and wounding with intent before being refused bail.
- Hours later, detectives arrested a 22-year-old during a warrant execution at a Spurway Street home in Ermington, and he was charged with murder and refused bail.
- On Tuesday evening, a 19-year-old was arrested after a vehicle stop in Leichhardt, with police seizing cable ties, gloves and clothing, and he was charged with murder, wounding with intent and dealing with suspected proceeds of crime.
- Investigators say multiple offenders waited at the address for hours and remain outstanding, while a separate drive‑by shooting in Melbourne’s Altona North is being probed for links to the illicit tobacco conflict after a 49-year-old man was wounded and a stolen Hilux was found burnt out.