A heavily-tattooed man was found laying lifeless on a street in south-west Sydney by stunned locals before police swarmed into the area, where multiple targeted shootings have taken place.
David Stemler, 28, was understood to be meeting two men on Broughton Street in Canterbury about 2am on Thursday when he was shot multiple times.
David Stemler, 28, was shot on a Canterbury street about 2am on Thursday. It is understood he was meeting two men when he was gunned down. Picture: SuppliedInvestigators suspect the rise in gun violence in recent weeks may be linked to the supply of prohibited drugs in the city's south-west. The 28-year-old, described as the"Tony Soprano" of Australia's cocaine market, was shot in the head while sitting in an underground car park.Less than one week later, two brothers were shot inside a Marrickville barber shop in broad daylight by a gunman. The pair luckily survived.
Then on Wednesday high-profile criminal defence lawyer Mahmoud Abbas was shot twice on his driveway also in Greenacre. He survived. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Simon Bullard Ms Webb said she was confident the investigation will achieve a result and assured police will leave"no stone unturned".
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