Amy Hazouri identified as second victim of Revesby gangland shooting in Sydney’s southwest

A hairdresser has been identified as the second victim of an ‘unprecedented’ double shooting which has redefined the ‘street rules’ of an underworld gangland war. 

Colleagues have paid tribute to 39-year-old Amy Hazouri after she was identified as the ‘innocent party who was assassinated’ in the backseat of a car in Revesby in southwest Sydney on Saturday night.

Police said Ms Hazouri may have been collateral damage in a targeted hit on her friend, 49-year-old Lameta Fadlallah, who died at the scene from her injuries.

Ms Fadlallah was an associate of several figures who are known to police.

But police know even less about Ms Hazouri and are in the process of contacting her devastated next of kin in an attempt to establish a connection between her and the other occupants of the car.

Colleagues at her salon in Bankstown shared a moving tribute on Sunday saying they were ‘shattered’ to learn of the untimely death.

‘We are shattered, our heart is broken, you left us too soon,’ the tribute read.

‘May your memory be eternal… until we meet again.’

Ms Hazouri was a well respected hair stylist who specialised in bridal looks. 

There were two other occupants inside the car – a 16-year-old girl and a 20-year-old man. Neither were physically injured but were left ‘incredibly shaken’ from the attack.

The 20-year-old driver of the car reportedly left the scene amid a hail of bullets, driving to nearby Weston St to escape the gunman.

Neighbours saw him moments later appear distressed as he pulled over near the scene and called an ambulance.

Police are still working to establish how the four people knew each other and what they were doing immediately prior to the assassination, but it’s understood  they were ‘casual associates’.

The two surviving occupants are helping police. 

‘They’re traumatised… they’ve just witnessed something pretty horrific,’ NSW Police Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said on Sunday. 

‘This is an appalling attack on two women. They have lost their lives. It was a planned murder, an assassination really, and it’s happened in a public street in Sydney.’ 

‘It’s unacceptable by any standards. It’s unprecedented really. And we are determined to get the answers for the family.’

Mr Doherty said the attackers had broken an ‘unwritten law’ amongst organised crime to ‘not touch women or family’.

‘There used to be an unwritten law that you don’t touch family and you don’t touch women. That’s been thrown out of the window, they don’t care anymore,’ he said.

‘They don’t discriminate if you’re male or female. Every rule book has been thrown out, and that is concerning.’ 

Police said it was too soon to confirm whether this shooting is just the latest in an ongoing gangland war, despite having all the usual hallmarks.

Three burnt out cars were found in surrounding suburbs which are all now undergoing forensic examination.

‘This unprecedented, appalling attack needs to be assessed on its own merits,’ Mr Doherty said.

‘This is an organised, methodical, planned murder. That concerns us. We can’t get away from the fact that that’s unusual and unprecedented.’

A car was found burnt out in the nearby suburb of Panania but police are still working to establish whether there is a link between the two incidents. 

Revesby is in the heart of an ongoing gangland war in Sydney. 

Multiple crime scenes have been established throughout the area with the Homicide Squad and local area command working together to investigate.

Any person with information, dashcam or CCTV is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.