Gang leader wanted over father and son’s killing in ute

Two people have been arrested and warrants have been issued for three others – including an alleged gang leader – more than two years after a father and son were killed in a daylight shooting on a suburban street.

Toufik and Salim Hamze were gunned down as they sat in a red ute at Guildford, in Sydney’s west, early on October 20, 2021 amid a spate of public gangland murders.

Salim, 18, died in the Ute, while his 64-year-old father died later in hospital.

A 28-year-old man was arrested during raids at properties in western Sydney on Wednesday morning and is expected to be charged with two counts of murder and involvement in a criminal group.

Another man, a 29-year-old who was already in custody at a Goulburn jail, is expected to face the same charges.

Arrest warrants have been issued for another three men, all of whom are believed to be hiding out overseas.

Among those sought is 30-year-old Rafat Alameddine, the alleged leader of the Alameddine crime gang, along with alleged members John Ray Bayssari, 33, and Zaid Abdelhafez, 24.

NSW Police Assistant Commissioner Michael Fitzgerald said now was the time for the men to come home.

“As they will be no doubt aware, the arm of the law is far reaching – and there are no safe havens to hide,” he said on Wednesday.

Four other men aged between 18 and 25 have previously been charged over their alleged roles in the double murder.

Police said in December they were still seeking a getaway driver and a shooter, who was seen on CCTV footage slipping before firing into the ute.