Overview

• Gunmen opened fire on Ali Elmoubayed’s Earl Street house just after 9.15 am as he headed to Parramatta Local Court to seek a bail-address change for safety reasons.
• Police apprehended three suspects aged 20, 22 and 24 in Yagoona after officers discovered a burnt-out Porsche in Chester Hill and pursued a fleeing Hyundai.
• Crime scenes have been established in Merrylands and Chester Hill by Taskforce Falcon, which was formed last month to tackle rising gangland violence.
• Investigators link the shooting to a recent internal power struggle within the Alameddine network and its long-standing feud with the Hamzy family over Sydney’s drug market.
• Earlier this month, Elmoubayed’s home was firebombed and he has since been granted permission to move into a high-security Sydney apartment under strict bail conditions.