Major breakthrough in Guildford double shooting murder of Salim and Toufik Hamze

Police may have made a major breakthrough in the search to find those responsible for the double shooting murder in Sydney’s west last week.

Salim Hamze, 18, and his father Toufik Hamze, 64, were shot dead in broad daylight on Wednesday morning while sitting inside a parked ute outside a Guildford property.

The pair were believed to be the latest victims of a gangland war between two notorious Sydney families.

A getaway car was torched nearby in Murdock Lane in Guildford not long after Wednesday’s shooting before another car, believed to be a Ford Mustang, was spotted speeding away.

Detectives investigating the shooting seized a dark grey Ford Mustang from a garage in Guildford on Friday afternoon. They are now trying to determine whether it was used as a getaway car.

“Several vehicles, electronic items, cash and illicit drugs were seized by investigators and will undergo further forensic examination,” NSW Police said in a statement.

“The search warrant relates to an ongoing investigation by officers attached State Crime Command’s homicide, criminal groups and raptor squads.”

On Monday morning, police couldn’t confirm the exact make of the cars seized and said no further information was available at the moment.

If it is confirmed as the car used in the getaway, it could be a major breakthrough in the hunt for those responsible for the latest round of what was believed to be, Hamze and Alameddine family violence.

Emergency crews were called to Osgood St, Guildford, just before 9am on Wednesday following reports of a shooting.

Police found a red ute with the two Hamze men inside.

Salim died at the scene and Toufik, who was fighting for life, died in hospital a short time later.

The deadly shooting came just a few months after Bilal Hamze was shot dead in the heart of Sydney’s CBD.

Bilal, 34, was gunned down in a hail of bullets after he left an establishment on Bridge St one night in June when someone opened fire from a black vehicle.

Bilal was the cousin of Brothers 4 Life founder Bassam Hamzy, who is serving a 40-year sentence for a string of serious offences, including murder. He was the second member of the family to be shot dead since October last year.

Salim and Toufik became the third and fourth.

For years, the infamous Hamzy family has been involved in a bloody feud with the Alameddine family.

It’s not exactly known how the war between the two crews began, but the latest chapter has its roots in a drug rip-off and the public beat down of an Alameddine associate.

Anyone with information on the latest shooting has been urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.