Relative of Alameddine crime family fights for life after shooting in Western Sydney
A 28-year-old man with ties to the Alameddine crime family is in critical condition after being shot at a home in Western Sydney. Police are investigating the incident as a potential escalation in ongoing gangland feuds.
Why it matters
The shooting highlights persistent organized crime violence in Sydney and the risk of retaliatory attacks between rival gangs.
A relative of the Alameddine crime family has been shot at a Western Sydney property. ( ABC News )
Link copied Share Share article A member of Sydney's Alameddine family is fighting for life after being shot at a home in the city's west overnight.
Police were called to the property in Guildford about 7:40pm on Saturday after reports a 28-year-old man sustained gunshot wounds to his back.
Sources have told the ABC the man is a relative of the Alameddine crime family.
Police said several men entered the home and shot the man before fleeing in a white SUV.
He was treated by paramedics at the scene, but was taken to hospital where he remains in a critical condition.
The Alameddines operate a crime network out of Western Sydney and have been involved in a series of tit-for-tat acts of violence with other gangs over the past year.
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