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Underworld figure Sam Abdulrahim shot dead in Melbourne
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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1/28/2025
Police are investigating the shooting of underworld figure Sam Abdul-Rahim in Melbourne as a targeted attack.
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Well, police believe Sam Abdul-Rahim was staying at the Quest Apartments here on High Street
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in Preston when he was ambushed in the basement car park, shot multiple times.
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He was with his partner at the time who administered first aid, but she was unsuccessful.
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She's now doing her best to help police with their inquiries and police say she's understandably
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incredibly distressed.
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Now, Sam Abdul-Rahim is an underworld figure here in Melbourne, notorious.
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There have been multiple attempts on his life, most notably in 2022 when he was shot at a
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funeral in Faulkner.
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There have been attacks on his home in the northern suburbs.
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It was burnt out in August last year and sources have told the ABC that there was a million
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dollar bounty on his head.
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Police spoke not too long ago.
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Let's take a listen to what they had to say.
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Whenever we've been aware of direct threats, we have entered into discussions with our
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deceased person and let him know and discussed options that are available to him.
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But there is nothing to suggest right at this point, and I say it's early in the investigation,
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that there was any information that we had right now.
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So it really was just a matter of time.
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Was close to Mr. Abdul-Rahim telling us that he knew that his days were numbered.
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Now there is another crime scene down the road in Northern Hay Street in Reservoir.
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That's where a burnt out car is.
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Police say that a car involved in the attack headed north down High Street and ended up
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in Northern Hay Street where it was burnt out.
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Now police want to talk to anyone who saw anything in relation to this attack.
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High Street is a very busy street.
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They're hoping that somebody caught something on dash cam.
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But here on High Street we've spoken to business owners.
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There's a lot of confusion about what happened.
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Nobody really heard shots ring out.
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And so it's eerily quiet here on High Street as police continue to investigate what went
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down at 10.30 this morning.
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