Overview

• Two masked men fired eight shots at M Brothers kebab shop on South Parade in Auburn shortly after 1 pm on June 16.
• Underworld figure Samimjan Azari was struck in the arm and shoulder; his associate was shot in the face.
• Employee Yurdagul Aydogu was hit twice in the torso and remains in critical condition at Westmead Hospital.
• The suspects fled in a black Audi Q7 with cloned plates, which was found burned in Harris Park, and two more cars were torched in Merrylands and Greystanes.
• Authorities warn that gang conflicts are recruiting gunmen via social media for contract killings and have vowed to deploy all resources to catch the shooters.