Notorious Sydney underworld figure John Macris has been shot dead in Athens

JOHN Macris, a notorious crime figure and ex-boyfriend of PR queen Roxy Jacenko, has reportedly been gunned down in Greece.

JOHN Macris has reportedly been gunned down in Greece.

Macris, the ex-boyfriend of PR queen Roxy Jacenko, was yesterday named by Greek and Australian media as the victim of a fatal shooting in Athens.

The 46-year-old was ambushed and shot multiple times in the chest and stomach, while exiting his car on the winding cliff-side road to his home in Troias Street at the Panorama area of Voula, according to Greek media.

Police are looking for three gunmen, according to Greek-Australian newspaper Neos Kosmos.

Two of his children were reportedly inside the house when the killing took place.

John Macris has reportedly been gunned down in Greece.

He was reportedly shot in the chest in a seaside suburb of Athens, Greek police say.

Macris’ father, 82-year-old Stelios, was the first to arrive at the scene of the crime to ask about his son.

Greek media described the younger Macris as a wealthy man, known to police in both Greece and Australia, with the nickname the “Australo”.

Members of the Ibrahim family were in 2012 cleared of conspiring to kill Macris, who was believed by some to be linked to the shooting of Fadi Ibrahim.

John’s father Stelios Macris (pictured) was the first to arrive at the scene to ask about his son.

A spokeswoman for the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was aware of the incident and was ready to offer consular assistance to any Australian citizens or their families.

The Macris family is known to police. In 2011, Stelios Macris was charged with possessing enough amphetamine oil to make $12.5 million worth of the drug ice.

He was acquitted after his other son, Alex, admitted he had “duped” his father into moving the drugs.

John Macris was also known to authorities. In addition to being blamed for the near-fatal shooting of John Ibrahim’s brother Fadi in 2009, he had a warrant issued for his arrest in 2013 after he failed to make a court appearance for driving with a suspended licence.

Macris was also known for his on-and-off three-year relationship with Sweaty Betty founder Roxy Jacenko.

Macris was also known for his on-and-off three-year relationship with Sweaty Betty founder Roxy Jacenko, which was interrupted when he was jailed for drug supply in 2005.

According to The Daily Telegraph, he was jailed for two years and three months for supplying a commercial quantity of drugs and handling suspected stolen goods.

In Annette Sharp’s Blonde Ambition: Roxy Jacenko Unfiltered, it was claimed Macris was married at the time of their relationship, and the relationship was described as “tempestuous”.

Jacenko is now married to Oliver Curtis.

Macris was married to model and former playmate Victoria Karida, who currently stars in the reality TV show My Style Rocks.

— With wires