CCTV released after Bilal Hamze shot dead, murder attempt on brother Ibrahem

CCTV has been released as police hunt for those behind the gangland hit on Bilal Hamze and the attempted murder of his brother Ibrahem.

Police have released CCTV of two vehicles as they investigate the gangland assassination of gangster Bilal Hamze in Sydney CBD and a foiled murder attempt on his brother Ibrahem Hamze’s life.

Bilal Hamze, 25, was killed in a hail of bullets in the heart of the city by masked gunmen in an execution-style murder on June 17, 2021.

The 34-year-old was leaving Kid Kyoto restaurant on Bridge Street about 10.25pm when he was shot dead by masked assassins in a black Audi.

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Bilal Hamze was killed in a gangland hit on June 17, 2021, by masked assassins.

Police are appealing for anyone who saw this Audi in June to contact police. Photo: NSW Police

A short time later, police located the burnt-out vehicle at Fleming Street, Northwood.

Months later, on August 14, 2021, Bilal’s brother Ibrahem Hamze was the target of two masked gunmen who drove to North Sydney in an alleged attempt on his life.

Police allege Ibrahem is a marked man in Sydney’s deadly underworld feud between the rival Hamze-Alameddine crime families.

The alleged murder plot was foiled when highway patrol officers attempted to stop a Mercedes on Walker Street. The driver failed to stop and following a short pursuit, the Mercedes was located abandoned on Miller Street, Cammeray.

Ibrahem Hamze leaves court. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

Police would also like to speak to anyone who saw this Mercedes.

It’s alleged the occupants approached a nearby Toyota Camry and threatened the 76-year-old male driver with a firearm, before fleeing the area in the man’s vehicle.

In September, detectives from the State Crime Command’s Criminal Groups Squad charged two men – aged 31 and 19 – for their alleged roles in that incident. They remain before the courts.

Police have now released new CCTV of the two vehicles driving alongside each other in the weeks before Bilal’s death.

Homicide Squad Commander, Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty, said investigators believe the same individual 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,” Det Supt Doherty said.

“Of note, both vehicles are depicted travelling westbound in the M4 East Tunnel about 15 minutes apart on Thursday 27 May 2021 and have been identified on traffic cameras across the Sydney metropolitan area after that time.

“Additionally, the Audi has been captured on CCTV using the Sydney Harbour Bridge both before and immediately after the murder of Bilal Hamze earlier this year.

“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.

“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,” Det Supt Doherty said.