Peter Moroney – TODAY
Former NSW Police Detective | Security Consultant
Former NSW detective Peter Moroney told Today “the manner, the calculation and the brutality” of the murders was very worrying and highlighted the planning and preparation that went into the killings.
“If you unpack what actually happened, for someone to know where she was, they obviously would have had to survey her for a point of time,” he said.
“They have sat and waited for her to sit within that vehicle before they came and then opened fire at close range.”
After watching footage recorded of the shooting, the former detective said he had counted 16 to 17 shots fired very quickly.
“That’s someone with clear intent to certainly leave those people deceased.
“Someone clearly wanted (Fadlallah) dead. They shot her in a manner in which they did. They didn’t care who was with her.”
He said that “in most simple Aussie terms” he would describe the shooter as “an absolute grub”.
Moroney said a risk of future attacks could be expected if the shooting was connected to current gang warfare in Sydney.
“What comes next? Sit down and hold on,” he said.
“It’s not known if it’s linked to the current stream of violence we have at the moment. If it is, the retaliation will come thick and it will come fast.”