Police have not confirmed the motive for the killing of Robert Issa at a Craigieburn shopping centre, but say they are 'exploring' whether it is linked to tobacco store arsons.
A tobacco store was rammed by a vehicle and set alight in Glenroy in the early hours of Tuesday morning.Police are looking into whether the fires are linked to the fatal shooting of Robert Issa in a shopping centre carpark on the weekend.Another Melbourne tobacco shop has been set alight, with police confirming they are investigating whether the spate of arson attacks is linked to a fatal shooting in a Craigieburn shopping centre carpark on the weekend.
death of 27-year-old Robert Issa after he was shot while sitting in a car at Craigieburn Central Shopping Centre on Saturday afternoonCommander Paul O'Halloran from Victoria Police said investigators had not determined the motive for what he described as a "horrendous attack and public execution". "We're well advanced in relation to those investigations and I'm confident sooner rather than later that we'll bring the persons and persons responsible to justice."A resident living near the Glenroy store told the ABC it was the third time the store had been targeted in 18 months and Commander O'Halloran confirmed there was a mobile police CCTV trailer stationed across the road at the time.
"It's deeply concerning for the residents, for the business owners that have got nothing to do with this.Commander O'Halloran said a strong and visible police presence would continue around Melbourne tobacco stores.
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