Fears shooting of crime family patriarch Fadi Haddara could fuel further underworld violence
Crime family patriarch Fadi Haddara is in critical condition after being shot in a targeted attack in Melbourne. Police are investigating the shooting, which has sparked fears of an escalation in local gangland violence.
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Targeted underworld violence poses a threat to public safety and often leads to retaliatory cycles of crime.
Fadi Haddara (centre), pictured in 2020, remains in hospital after he was shot multiple times during an attempt on his life. ( AAP )
Underworld sources have warned the shooting of crime family patriarch Fadi Haddara is part of a "big war that won't stop".
Haddara was shot multiple times in Melbourne's west on Sunday evening and remains in a critical but stable condition in hospital.
An investigation is underway into the shooting and police are hoping the incident will not prompt any ongoing feud.
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Fadi Haddara had just pulled into the driveway of his home at Altona North, in Melbourne's western suburbs, on Sunday evening when he was ambushed and shot multiple times.
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