Horror scenes as two shot on Sydney street in suspected underworld attack

Two men, one with links to a crime gang and the other a solicitor, have been shot in a public attack after a gunman opened fire on them overnight.

Witnesses said the car containing Zakaria, Singh and two other men was set upon as it waited at the busy intersection.

Two men, one with links to the Alameddine crime gang and the other a solicitor, are fighting for their lives after they were shot in a public attack in Sydney’s west on Sunday evening.

Alameddine associate Dawood Zakaria was shot in the head, and legal professional Sylvan Singh in the arm and leg, when a gunman opened fire on the white Toyota HiLux ute as they waited at a red light on Church St in Granville, underneath the M4 overpass, about 5.10pm, The Daily Telegraph reports.

Witnesses said the car containing Zakaria, Singh and two other men was set upon as it waited at the busy intersection, which is right on the border of Granville and Parramatta in the heart of Sydney’s west. The incident is a suspected underworld attack.

A court heard in March how Zakaria had been among a group targeted in a broad daylight shooting at Brighton-Le-Sands earlier this year, in which no one was injured. He is now fighting for life in a critical condition in hospital, with multiple gunshot wounds, while Singh who is understood to have been an innocent victim caught in the crossfire, was said to be in a stable condition.

Solicitor Sylvan Singh is in a stable condition after being shot at Granville on Sunday night. Picture: Supplied

Footage shows one of the bloodied victims identified as solicitor Sylvan Singh. Picture: Supplied

Police were called to the scene following reports of a shooting and located two men suffering multiple gunshot wounds in a car.

The injured men were treated at the scene by NSW Ambulance paramedics and taken to hospital. Another two men, who were uninjured, were also located inside the vehicle.

The crime scene on Church St in Granville. Picture: Rohan Kelly

Police were called Church St in Parramatta shortly after 5pm on Sunday following reports of a shooting.

A short time later, police were called to Sherwood St in Merrylands where they located a car and nearby tree well alight.

Fire and Rescue NSW were able to extinguish the blaze, but not before the vehicle was destroyed.

In a statement, NSW Police said they would probe whether the two incidents were linked, with a crime scene established at bot

Originally published as Horror scenes as two shot on Sydney street in suspected underworld attack