Gavin Preston Shot Dead in Keilor

[FrankGrimes]

Gavin "capable" Preston shot dead in a Keilor Cafe this morning, this guy is a heavy underworld figure and was just released from jail, suspect in the Toby Mitchell shooting in Brunswick all those years ago.
This is extremely brazen.

 

[Kurve]

Gavin "capable" Preston shot dead in a Keilor Cafe this morning, this guy is a heavy underworld figure and was just released from jail, suspect in the Toby Mitchell shooting in Brunswick all those years ago.
This is extremely brazen.

Keilor Village? Seriously? HA HA HA no not funny OMG.

Someone's already sick of sleeping with the lights on since 'capable' got out of prison, I guess.

 

[FrankGrimes]

Keilor Village? Seriously? HA HA HA no not funny OMG.

Someone's already sick of sleeping with the lights on since he got out of prison, I guess.

yep those crimes can turn their lights off now!

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Keilor Village? Seriously? HA HA HA no not funny OMG.

Someone's already sick of sleeping with the lights on since he got out of prison, I guess.

Herald Sun claims another scalp

 

[The jouneyman]

Herald Sun claims another scalp

 

[Hojuman]

Have the family come out with the " cuddly teddy bear, great dad / generous son / brother / friend / mate / give you the shirt of his back " statement yet ?

 

[PatsFitztrick]

More rubbish removed.

 

[MC Extra Dollop]

Well, this is an interesting one from The Age article and a few other pieces, I vaguely remember the name from a couple of underworld feuds that he's been involved in.

Footage shows chilling moment gunman shoots underworld figure

Warning: Confronting video shows the moment a gunman ambushed Gavin Preston at a cafe in Melbourne’s north-west.

www.theage.com.au

To summarise from what's reported in the article:

Preston was involved in a vicious feud with the Notorious gang, including threats against its leader, George Marrogi's brother Jesse upon his release from prison.

Preston had recently teamed up with the man who was also shot AJ Maghnie, the son of murdered underworld figure, Nabil Maghnie. AJ Maghnie was also shot in that attack.

Since his release from prison, Preston had been standing over a business owner who had been implicated in Nabil Maghnie's death.

A quick search of Jesse Marrogi suggests that he is (or was) in a relationship with Sabrine Maghnie, daughter of Nabil.

If all that is accurate, I'm not surprised that police are concerned about a war breaking out...

 

[rdhopkins2]

Gunmen still at large after Melbourne underworld figure shot dead outside cafe

A Melbourne underworld figure has been killed and another man has been critically injured in what police have described as an organised crime shooting outside a cafe in the city's north-west.

www.abc.net.au

Not good that someone has died and another is seriously ill in hospital after surgery.

Absolutely brazen attack in front of other cafe patrons. It is fortunate we don’t have more deaths.

Would like to know how the murderers knew his movements.

Preston certainly didn’t anticipate being bumped today whilst out for coffee sitting outside on full display to whoever was in the vicinity.

There are going to be some cafe patrons requiring counselling. Imagine your Sat morning brunch band being witness to that.

10 shots or so. They certainly weren’t giving him any chance with that.

 

[Angus Young]

He murdered two people and was free.

LOL. Only in Australia.

 

[Sir_Loin]

as was reported someone from the underworld was quoted as saying " his wake will be held in a phone box". The bloke was absolutely hated

 

[nominal_port_supporter]

He murdered two people and was free.

LOL. Only in Australia.

He was only free because he was able to successfully argue that the killing of Adam Khoury was "defensive homicide" - hence the considerably shorter sentence. Who is the other person you're referring to that he was convicted of murdering?

 

[NonPhixion]

The CCTV footage is scary, so many other people so close by, someone could have easily been caught in the crossfire

 

[kaiserchief13]

The CCTV footage is scary, so many other people so close by, someone could have easily been caught in the crossfire

Not to mention people affected by ptsd from this....some people are campaigners. As if they couldn't wait for him to drive home and get out of the car sometime

 

[Corn Cobbers]

Not to mention people affected by ptsd from this....some people are campaigners. As if they couldn't wait for him to drive home and get out of the car sometime

That's a lot harder, it's always been done this way, more chance of success

 

[Hojuman]

as was reported someone from the underworld was quoted as saying " his wake will be held in a phone box". The bloke was absolutely hated

Understatement by what happened Loin's.

 

[Aristotle Pickett]

Have the family come out with the " cuddly teddy bear, great dad / generous son / brother / friend / mate / give you the shirt of his back " statement yet ?

He never touched kids snd he never robbed old people.

 

[rdhopkins2]

Who organised the coffee?

 

[ash_1050]

Who organised the coffee?

In hindsight he shouldn't have ordered a 19 shot long black.

 

[jason_recliner]

In hindsight he shouldn't have ordered a 19 shot long black.

Nice!

The gunman did well. Hard to hit a moving target with a pistol, even at close range.

 

[geoffjennings79]

He was only free because he was able to successfully argue that the killing of Adam Khoury was "defensive homicide" - hence the considerably shorter sentence. Who is the other person you're referring to that he was convicted of murdering?

Toby Mitchell.

Wasn't convicted, but police have him as the main suspect for that shooting.
Also the poster you quoted didn't say he was convicted for both shootings, but just stated he killed 2 people, which does not seem to be in dispute. Also Herald Sun crime journo was interviewed on ABC Melbourne radio this morning, stated he's shot - and possibly killed - others beyond Khoury and Mitchell.

Also has done time in 2 other states for weapons, drugs and armed robbery.

 

[owen87]

Nice!

The gunman did well. Hard to hit a moving target with a pistol, even at close range.

Wasn't it the bloke sitting at the table that never moved that was Preston?

 

[geoffjennings79]

Wasn't it the bloke sitting at the table that never moved that was Preston?

Yeah, but he shot both, so still hit the other guy who'd jumped up and started running for cover, so I think you're both right.

 

[owen87]

Yeah, but he shot both, so still hit the other guy who'd jumped up and started running for cover, so I think you're both right.

Hard to know whether that was deliberate or just collateral damage?

 

[jason_recliner]

Wasn't it the bloke sitting at the table that never moved that was Preston?

Aaah, didn't realise that. Cheers