A high-profile lawyer shot outside his home in Western Sydney is undergoing emergency surgery after what police believe was a “brazen” targeted attack.
Criminal defence lawyer Mahmoud Abbas, 31, was found with gunshot wounds near his house on Narelle Cres, Greenacre about 10.25am Wednesday.
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Detective Superintendent Adam Johnson said Abbas was about to get into his car when he was approached by an unknown person who shot him.
“It is a brazen, clearly targeted shooting,” Johnson said.
“The motive and the reasoning behind it at this stage is too early to speculate.”
Abbas was conscious when police arrived and was treated at the scene by paramedics before being taken to hospital in a serious but stable condition.
He is now undergoing emergency surgery.
Criminal defence lawyer Mahmoud Abbas was shot outside his home on Wednesday morning.
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An investigation has been launched.
“We now have one, if not more offenders on the run,” Johnson said.
Underworld figure Mahmoud “Brownie” Ahmad was shot dead on the same street in Greenacre in April 2022.
Johnson said it was too early in the investigation to say if the attacks are linked.
The shooting comes just days after three people were shot in the same suburb.
Ahmad Al-Azzam, 25, is fighting for life after he was shot several times in the head on Sunday morning and found slumped in the driver’s seat of a Toyota. He remains in an induced coma.
Just 50m away, a couple aged 19 and 22, were also shot in the neck and back while sitting in a Mazda.
Detectives are investigating the ‘brazen, clearly targeted’ shooting.
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Abbas has represented several high-profile clients including members of an alleged ISIS-inspired terror cell charged with plotting to destroy Sydney landmarks, and controversial former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer. He has also represented Sydney underworld figures, including handyman Ahmed Jaghbir in his trial over the assassination of Kemel Barakat.
Abbas began his career working as a junior lawyer for Sydney criminal lawyer Brett Galloway.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
– With AAP
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