'Targeted' shooting of man in Melbourne's north

On October 13, 2026, a 42-year-old man was shot and killed outside his home on Gypsum Drive in Wollert, a suburb north of Melbourne. Police are treating the death as suspicious and suspect it may have been a targeted killing linked to gang activity. CCTV footage shows two men fleeing the scene in a red Holden Commodore, with harrowing audio of a woman screaming upon discovering the victim's body. The deceased is understood to be an associate of former Melbourne underworld figure Kazem "Kaz" Hamad, who was deported from Australia to Iraq in 2023 and accused of involvement in the city's illicit tobacco trade. No arrests have been made as homicide detectives continue their investigation into the circumstances surrounding the death.