Keilor village shooting: Underworld figure Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston shot dead in Melbourne cafe drive-by shooting
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- Gavin ‘capable’ Preston murdered in Melbourne’s northwest
A major underworld figure was shot dead outside a shopping village on Saturday morning.
Melbourne crime figure Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston was killed in a drive-by shooting near a cafe in Keilor Village in the city’s northwest.
It is believed that Preston was shot ten times while ehaving a meal with a close family member of crime figure Nabil Maghnie, according to the Herald Sun.
Underworld figure Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston was shot dead outside a care center in the north-west of Mebourne this morning
The other man was also injured in the shooting.
Victoria Police have closed the Old Calder Highway at both ends of the shopping precinct.
Residents have been urged to avoid the area of heavy traffic congestion as access to the park outside has been closed.
Victorian Police Chief Constable Shane Patton said the man in his 50s had been shot dead, while the other man was reportedly shot in the stomach.
An underworld source told the newspaper Sunday age“they put a clip in him.”
The alleged gunmen are believed to have fled in a car.
Detectives from the homicide unit, police and emergency services are on site.
Police, including homicide detectives and emergency services, have cordoned off Keilor Village after underworld figure Gavin ‘Capable’ Preston was shot dead in a driveway
Preston, one of Melbourne’s most violent and feared gang members, was released from prison in February after serving 11 years behind bars over the death of drug trafficker Adam Khoury, who was shot in 2012.
Preston was also involved in a spate of shootings that year after another drug dealer was also injured.
Preston, who was ‘known’ as capable because he was ‘capable of anything’, has a significant criminal record of violent crimes, including armed robbery and the use of weapons, dating back to when he was 18.
Sweet Lulu’s cafe in Melbourne’s northwest was rocked by a shooting on Saturday morning after an underworld figure from ‘Capable’ Preston was shot as authorities investigated the shocking incident.
Police and underworld figures have been on alert since Preston’s release.
The 50-year-old crime figure was suspected of being involved in the death of former motorcyclist Toby Mitchell and allegedly plotted to kill Mick Gatto.