‘Dodging bullets’: Sinister theory behind brazen drive-by shooting

Residents in a beachside suburb were ducking for cover when the driver of an Audi SUV sprayed bullets from his window.

Police are reportedly investigating whether members of a crime family are linked to a brazen drive-by shooting in a Sydney beachside suburb.

Three men stood near a parked car ducked for cover and managed to avoid injury after an individual in an Audi SUV fired multiple shots in Sydney’s south, at about 3.15pm on Tuesday.

Police were told the Audi turned into The Boulevarde from The Grand Parade before the unknown offender shot in the direction of the men.

The trio and the Audi left the scene before police arrived.

Now it’s believed the men who were shot at have links to the Alameddine crime clan and associate gang KVT, police and underworld sources told The Daily Telegraph.

Police are also understood to be investigating whether the trio were lured to the location, the publication reports.

Police on the scene of a shooting on the corner of the Grand Parade and The Boulevarde in Brighton Le Sands. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

NSW Police said three vehicles were hit with bullets and a nearby building was also damaged in the shooting.

A vehicle matching the description of the Audi linked to the shooting, was later found on fire in Windarra Street, Narwee, about 13km from Brighton-Le-Sands.

Firefighters quickly extinguished the blaze.

NSW Police said three vehicles were hit with bullets and a nearby building was also damaged in the shooting. Picture: 9News

“About 3.10pm on Tuesday 18 February 2025, officers attached to St George Police Area Command were called to The Boulevarde, Brighton Le Sands, following reports of a shooting.” police said in a statement on Tuesday.

“There have been no reports of injuries.”

The men and the Audi left the scene before police arrived. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

Police are understood to be investigating whether the trio were lured to The Grand Parade, the publication reports. Picture: NewsWire / John Appleyard

A woman named Susan told 2GB she and her husband were driving along The Grand Parade when they witnessed two men “dodging bullets”.

“Two men were standing behind a car, like in a boot … pulling goods out or whatever they were doing,” she told the radio station.

“And then a car driving past them, shooting at them, and then the guys were just scattering around trying to dodge bullets.

“Then the car sped off and was speeding through all the traffic heading up north towards Bestic Street.”

Another witness told 7Newsthey heard multiple popping sounds, which they initially mistook as fireworks.

Police have established separate crime scenes at Brighton Le Sands and Narwee.

“An investigation into both incidents has commenced,” police said.

Originally published as ‘Dodging bullets’: Sinister theory behind brazen drive-by shooting