Overview

• Five suspects aged 26 to 33 arrested across Kew, Mickleham, Pascoe Vale and Fawkner have been charged with murder, attempted murder and criminal damage by fire over Robert Issa’s 2023 car park killing.
• Authorities allege the men served as foot soldiers in the Issa hit and continue to pursue those who ordered and financed the attack.
• In Wollert, investigators are probing the targeted ambush of 21-year-old Athan Boursinos in a laneway near a kindergarten, treating it as a deliberate underworld shooting.
• Police are examining a burnt-out vehicle found in Reservoir for possible links to the Wollert attack and appealing for witnesses to come forward.
• Detective Inspector Dean Thomas said both cases reflect a wider underworld struggle in Melbourne’s north, with further breakthroughs expected.