Mr Big Mahmoud Brownie Ahmad had previously dodged another attempt on his life when he was tipped off about a hit on him in front of families at Rushcutters Bay in Sydney s east.
The warring western Sydney families have been vying for turf, drug contracts and status for more than a decade but detectives have never seen the battle so one sided.
The cousin of slain underworld figures who police fear is the next target in Sydney s family blood feud has been charged with a kidnapping and a gym shooting in western Sydney
Ibrahem Hamze, 29, the cousin of Brothers for Life leader Bassam Hamzy was arrested by Queensland Police officers on the Gold Coast on Monday just weeks after his cousin was shot dead.
Brothers 4 Life gangster Ghassan Amoun was ambushed and shot dead after exiting Lady Laser salon in South Wentworthville, in Sydney s west, last Thursday.