Underworld figure Sam Abdulrahim shot dead in Melbourne

Police are investigating the shooting of underworld figure Sam Abdul-Rahim in Melbourne as a targeted attack.

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00:00Well, police believe Sam Abdul-Rahim was staying at the Quest Apartments here on High Street

00:08in Preston when he was ambushed in the basement car park, shot multiple times.

00:13He was with his partner at the time who administered first aid, but she was unsuccessful.

00:18She's now doing her best to help police with their inquiries and police say she's understandably

00:24incredibly distressed.

00:25Now, Sam Abdul-Rahim is an underworld figure here in Melbourne, notorious.

00:31There have been multiple attempts on his life, most notably in 2022 when he was shot at a

00:36funeral in Faulkner.

00:38There have been attacks on his home in the northern suburbs.

00:40It was burnt out in August last year and sources have told the ABC that there was a million

00:46dollar bounty on his head.

00:48Police spoke not too long ago.

00:50Let's take a listen to what they had to say.

00:53Whenever we've been aware of direct threats, we have entered into discussions with our

01:01deceased person and let him know and discussed options that are available to him.

01:06But there is nothing to suggest right at this point, and I say it's early in the investigation,

01:12that there was any information that we had right now.

01:18So it really was just a matter of time.

01:21Was close to Mr. Abdul-Rahim telling us that he knew that his days were numbered.

01:26Now there is another crime scene down the road in Northern Hay Street in Reservoir.

01:31That's where a burnt out car is.

01:34Police say that a car involved in the attack headed north down High Street and ended up

01:40in Northern Hay Street where it was burnt out.

01:43Now police want to talk to anyone who saw anything in relation to this attack.

01:48High Street is a very busy street.

01:49They're hoping that somebody caught something on dash cam.

01:53But here on High Street we've spoken to business owners.

01:56There's a lot of confusion about what happened.

01:58Nobody really heard shots ring out.

02:01And so it's eerily quiet here on High Street as police continue to investigate what went

02:07down at 10.30 this morning.