A man shot in the groin by a balaclava-clad gunman at Campbellfield shopping plaza on Tuesday was a member of a north-west crime family.
It is understood Omar Tiba, 27, from Coolaroo, had part of his penis shot off when an unknown gunman got out of the car and started firing
Several members of the Tiba family have been convicted of serious violent offences - including Bassam Tiba for the manslaughter of Richard Haddara - and drug crime.
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Up to four men in a white or cream car drove up to the victim in the Campbellfield Plaza car park about 9.30pm on Tuesday before one got out and started firing, Detective Inspector Steve Clark said.
A shopping centre security guard heard gun shots, ran outside and found the man lying on the ground with at least three gunshot wounds to his leg and groin, Channel Nine reported.
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"He heard some shooting, he ran down to see what it was, and he saw a man on the ground, bleeding," the security guard's colleague, Thomas Yoannis, said. "I think it was his wife or his partner, holding him. She was holding his head and crying, and just asking for help." |