It had to happen: Lone Wolf bikie gunned down, suspects use e-scooters as getaway vehicles
A man charged over the execution-style murder of former Lone Wolf bikie Yusuf Nazlioglu in Sydney’s west allegedly used e-scooters to cover his tracks.
A supplied image shows NSW police raiding a home in Sydney's southwest, arresting a 25-year-old man who is charged with the murder of former bikie Yusuf Nazlioglu, Wednesday, April 19, 2023. (AAP Image/Supplied by NSW Police)
The 40-year-old gangster was shot multiple times in the car park of his Rhodes apartment building on June 27 and later died in hospital.
Strike force detectives raided a property at Blair Athol in Sydney’s southwest around dawn on Wednesday, arresting a 25-year-old man who was taken to Campbelltown Police Station and charged with murder.
Police will allege the man acted alongside others to plan, co-ordinate and carry out the murder which involved burning out several stolen cars to cover their tracks, before fleeing on e-scooters.
Detective Superintendent Danny Doherty says police will track down others they believe were involved.
“This is the first arrest but it’s an important breakthrough and it’s an important arrest,” he told reporters.
Nazlioglu’s partner was in the car beside him when he was shot multiple times in a brazen attack during the early evening when other members of the public may have also been present.
“It’s apparent that those responsible had complete disregard for the safety of, not only her, but others that may have been in the nearby vicinity,” Det Supt Doherty said.
Homicide detectives investigating the murder established Strike Force Claypinch, which subsequently formed part of inquiries by Taskforce Erebus into several fatal shootings and criminal activities by Sydney crime gangs.
Two more homes were searched in Mt Pritchard and Kemps Creek with detectives seizing cannabis, cash, electronic devices, and other items relevant to the investigation.
Further search warrants were executed on Wednesday afternoon.
The accused man was refused bail to appear at Campbelltown Local Court later on Wednesday.
In 2020 a jury found Nazlioglu not guilty of murdering Comanchero boss Mick Hawi, who was gunned down at Fitness First in Rockdale in 2018.
Nazlioglu was accused of being the balaclava-clad gunman, while Jamal Eljaidi was said to be his getaway driver but was also acquitted.
The Crown alleged Nazlioglu was motivated to kill Hawi after the former close friends fell out with the relationship souring during a fishing trip to the Central Coast in the summer of 2016/17.
