Overview
- Victoria Police say intelligence indicates the hit was sanctioned by a New South Wales-based organised crime group whose members travelled to Melbourne.
- Detectives released CCTV images of two men and are seeking information about a white Volkswagen SUV seen on the footage.
- Investigators say the shooters fled in a stolen Nissan Patrol found burnt out in Reservoir, then used a stolen grey Volkswagen Golf later torched in Mickleham, before being collected by a silver BMW.
- Athan Boursinos, 21, was gunned down in a laneway behind a Wollert property shortly before 9am on July 31 in what police describe as a targeted attack.
- Police note Boursinos’ reported ties to figures Kazem Hamad and Ahmed Al Hamza complicate inquiries, and urge tips to CrimeStoppers on 1800 333 000.