CCTV of two cars linked to the Sydney CBD murder of Bilal Hamze, and an alleged attempted murder of another man in the city's north, has been released by police.
Just before 10.30pm on Thursday, June 17, emergency services were called to the intersection of Bridge and Pitt Streets in the CBD, after reports a man had been shot by an unknown person in a black Audi.
The man – who has since been identified as 34-year-old Hamze – was treated at the scene before being taken to St Vincent's Hospital, where he later died.
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A short time later, police found a burnt-out Audi at Fleming Street, Northwood.
Separately, on Saturday, August, 14, police tried to stop a Mercedes on Walker Street, North Sydney.
The driver failed to stop and following a short pursuit, the Mercedes was found abandoned on Miller Street, Cammeray, and seized for forensic examination.
It's alleged the occupants – described as two men in dark-coloured clothing – had earlier approached a nearby Toyota Camry and threatened the 76-year-old male driver with a gun, before fleeing the area in the man's vehicle.
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In September, detectives charged two men – aged 31 and 19 – for their alleged roles in that incident. They remain before the courts.
Since that time, an extensive canvass of CCTV has identified that the Mercedes used in the alleged murder attempt was captured travelling with the Audi used in Hamze's murder, in the weeks before his death.
Homicide Squad Commander Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty said investigators believe the same person may be responsible for the cloned number plates which were found to be in use on both vehicles.
"We're appealing to anyone who may have seen these vehicles travelling or being stored together – in any part of Metropolitan Sydney – to come forward and contact police," Superintendent Doherty said.
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"Of note, both vehicles are depicted travelling westbound in the M4 East Tunnel about 15 minutes apart on Thursday, May 27, 2021, and have been identified on traffic cameras across the Sydney metropolitan area after that time."
He said the the Audi was also captured on CCTV using the Sydney Harbour Bridge both before and immediately after the Hamze shooting.
"Both the murder of Bilal and the alleged murder attempt at North Sydney have obvious familial and organised crime related links, with this CCTV revealing a further link to the possible acquisition and storage of the vehicles," Superintendent Doherty said.
"We know these stolen luxury cars are kept in garages and unit blocks across Sydney until they are later used to facilitate deadly public place shootings and other violent crimes.
"We're particularly interested in anyone who may have seen these cars travelling around Sydney in May and June this year, or who was perhaps approached through social media or other means to store one of these cars on their property."
Anybody with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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