Police Prepare for All-Out Bikie War After Rebels Bikie Member Shot Dead by Sniper
Police are right now gearing up for an all out bikie war after a terrifying gangland execution at Perth motorplex.
Senior Rebels biker Nick Martin was shot dead by a precision sniper in front of innocent bystanders. A five year old boy was also injured caught in the crossfire and grazed by a bullet.
Families and Children watching on as paramedics try to bring Rebels bikie Nick Martin back to life.
We could see one person lying on the floor with another person over the top of putting applying pressure. There was a lot of panic a lot of people were trying to leave.
The 51 year old shot in the chest in a gangland execution. Police now preparing for an all out bike war.
I've got little doubt that there's a lot of friction amongst gangs because of heightened police activity.
Also injured a five year old boy who was sitting right next to Nick Martin sitting on his wife Amanda's lap. The child's leg was grazed likely by a bullet fragment the bullet went straight through the 51 year old and hit this man in the forearm and leg. Former Gold Coast Bandido Ricky Chapman currently dating Martin's stepdaughter Stacey shop
"It's insane, I don't get how someone can come to a family event and do something like this."
Rebels today converging at his widow's home in Niagara Martins luck finally run out. Surviving a biker hit at his home in 2011 during an internal rebels war. It's no secret Nick Martin had no shortage of enemies. But as for who shot him this time police have not a clue.
They're watching several groups very closely. Detectives haven't ruled out a hit from within the rebels camp. He was recently stripped of his presidency. Sources say fellow members also accused him of misappropriating funds and he's being blamed for a mass defection of members to the Mongols about two months ago. Which brings police to their second line of surveillance. The Mongols whose presence is growing in W.A. they recently acquired former rebel Jason Gasterov of the Hells Angels also being looked at after this vision emerged of a fight between Martin and a senior Hells Angel a fortnight ago at a Scarborough beach bar. Martin was hospitalised after the attack. The Coffin Cheaters being watched too. There were celebrations at the bridge bar in Mandra last night. Dozens of cheetahs gathering their sources say toasting to the news of Martin's death.
Police say it could even be a contracted killer from the eastern states. They now believe the sniper fired a single long range precision shot that hit its target in a crowd of hundreds. The sniper leaving without a trace. This was a professional job and with the borders opening to the east just last week that is an even greater possibility.
Martin was sitting in the stands here around 8:30pm When he was shot. Police investigating whether the gunman was hiding in scrub on the boundary of the motorplex. Forensics are scouring the area. The shooter may have scaled a fence to enter and then escape the complex. The West Australian Police Commissioner I'm outraged at this violent criminal behaviour
And are at headquarters tonight where homicide and gang crime detectives have barely slept. They are working around the clock to not only catch a killer but prevent any retaliation attacks. It is a particularly volatile time for the Rebels at the moment they are also dealing with the death of another senior members wife. It happened yesterday afternoon but is not being treated as suspicious. And Nick and Amanda Martin were due to face court next week on extortion charges relating to ongoing feuds about Perth tattoo parlours. As for the investigation well police will know a lot more when they can identify that weapon. But to do that they need the bullet and they are hoping to retrieve it from Ricky Chapman's leg during surgery.
Tracing authorities certainly on high alert.
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