Sydney Underworld Shooting Leaves One Dead as Gunmen Evade Capture

Police link the brazen Surry Hills attack to organized crime and warn of potential retaliation.

Nidal Acherkouk, 30, was fatally shot while sitting in his car at a BP service station in Surry Hills on Friday evening.
CCTV footage shows two masked gunmen dressed in black firing multiple shots and chasing the wounded victim before he collapsed on Cleveland Street.
Investigators believe the attack was meticulously planned and linked to underworld criminal activity, potentially over drug territory or familial disputes.
A suspected getaway car was found set on fire at a Kensington unit complex shortly after the shooting, with police treating the incidents as connected.
Authorities are dedicating significant resources to apprehend the suspects, emphasizing the reckless endangerment of public safety during the attack.