Confronting footage shows the moment underworld figure Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston is shot dead in drive-by shooting at Melbourne cafe

Confronting CCTV footage shows the moment a major underworld figure is shot dead while having breakfast in a Melbourne shopping village.

Dreaded crime figure Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston, 50, was killed in a daylight shooting at Sweet Lulus cafe in Keilor Village in the city’s north-west on Saturday.

The 40-second clip shows a man in all black sprinting towards the seating area of ​​the cafe and firing a series of bullets in Preston’s direction.

Terrified guests throw themselves to the ground and cover their faces as the crime boss sinks into his chair and falls to the floor next to his table.

As the gunman sprints away, two women check each other for injuries before grabbing their handbags and fleeing the cafe.

Two men are seen approaching cautiously Preston, who remains motionless next to the table where he was eating breakfast seconds earlier.

It is understood that Preston was shot ten times while ehaving dinner with Abbas Maghnie Junior, known as AJ, the son of crime figure and Preston employee Nabil Maghnie.

Victoria police said one man was killed while another was shot in the stomach.

The alleged gunmen are believed to have fled in a car.

After the shooting by Victoria police, two burnt-out cars were found, including one near the scene. It is believed the attackers left a black Audi Q5 in nearby Blair Court before leaving in a second car.

A man and woman believed to be known to Preston arrived on the scene in the aftermath of the shooting and appeared to be arguing with police.

An underworld source told the newspaper Sunday age“they put a clip in him.”

Homicide detectives are at the scene along with police and emergency services, while Victoria Police issued a statement earlier on Saturday.

“Police are currently in Keilor following a fatal shooting,” a spokesperson said.

‘The police have cordoned off the area and a crime scene has been cordoned off.

‘Officers are still establishing the circumstances surrounding the incident, but at this early stage the incident appears to be targeted.’

Preston, nicknamed ‘Capable’ because he was considered ‘capable of anything’, was one of Melbourne’s most violent and feared gang figures.

He later had the nickname tattooed on his neck.

Preston was released in February after serving 11 years behind bars for the death of drug trafficker Adam Khoury, who was shot in 2012.

He had a significant criminal record of violent crimes, including armed robbery and the use of weapons, dating back to when he was 18 years old.

The crime figure is suspected of being involved in the death of former motorcyclist Toby Mitchell and is alleged to have plotted to kill Mick Gatto.

A local shop owner said he was having coffee when he heard “chaos” on the street.

“I didn’t hear any shots, but I heard the sirens and everyone was running,” he told the Herald Sun.

‘What happened to this country? Last night (the Bourke St incident) and now this.

“It’s crazy.”

Police and underworld figures have been on alert since Preston’s release in February.

Victoria Police Chief Constable Shane Patton was asked to explain the incident during a press conference with Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews about the horror crash on Bourke St on Friday evening.

He told reporters he believed one man had died and another had been shot in the stomach, and that the perpetrators had fled the scene and remained at large.

It was reported that Preston had prepared for his release from prison by contacting old enemies to assure them that he had no intention of settling old scores.

“No one believes the story that he wants a quiet life,” a source told The Age.

‘He’s always been angry, and that won’t change. There’s been a lot of talk and there’s a few people who would clearly prefer he was still in there.”