Sydney underworld figure Tarek Ayoub killed in targeted Parramatta shooting

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Police have identified a man shot dead in Sydney's west this morning as well-known underworld figure Tarek Ayoub. Police say the 29-year-old had a long history of violent offences and was known in organised crime circles as the 'Angel of Death'.

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00:00Well, it was around 3.30 this morning when police responded to reports of gunfire in

00:06a unit block on Harold Street here at Parramatta.

00:10When they arrived, they found 29-year-old Tarek Ayyub in the car park suffering from

00:16fatal gunshot wounds, which they say was a result of more than one gunman.

00:20Mr Ayyub, who hails from Yuguna, is believed to have been here to meet with an associate

00:25of his in the unit block, and when he returned to his car, he was taken down in what police

00:30described as a hail-of-bullets execution style.

00:34Police have been on scene here since they first arrived in the early hours of this morning,

00:39and Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty gave an update into the investigation not

00:43long ago.

00:44Here's what he had to say.

00:45This was a targeted shooting.

00:48As I said, it was a well-known criminal identity, long history of violence.

00:55Due to the fact that he's known in the underworld circles as the Angel of Death, that was a

01:00nickname that was provided to him, information that we have.

01:05So Mr Ayyub certainly lived by the sword and died by the sword.

01:10Police say a burnt-out car found nearby in Granville is being looked at as a line of

01:15inquiry into this shooting, and say they are prepared to thwart any retaliatory action

01:20that may come as a result of this incident, and they are urging the community to come

01:24forward with any information they may have.

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