<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A father who gunned down another man over claims he stole a wallet has been found guilty of murder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Luke James Picking, 42, admitted he killed Abdurhman Jemal, 33, in March 2024 but </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/luke-james-picking-court-updates-father-admits-gunning-down-man-but-says-it-is-not-murder/fbe5bda9-803d-4842-9803-fd559695c45d" rel="" target="" title="denied he committed murder"><span>denied he committed murder</span></a><span>, arguing he accidentally pulled the trigger.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Victorian Supreme Court jury on Wednesday rejected his claims, finding Picking guilty of murdering Jemal outside a Glenroy shopping strip in Melbourne's north.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/world/zohran-mamdani-elected-mayor-of-new-york-us-politics-live-updates-news/dfd58ac8-b087-4110-988a-2525164ed0df" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Anti-Trump politician elected New York mayor</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Picking's 19-year-old son Brodi was acquitted of murder but found guilty of the lesser charge of manslaughter.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The jury was told Brodi knew Jemal, but the pair had a falling out in early March after Brodi accused the 33-year-old of stealing his wallet.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The two men had an argument in a Bunnings car park on March 28, with Brodi allegedly telling a friend he was "going to f---ing kill the c---", the jury was told.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/father-found-guilty-of-murder-over-sons-stolen-wallet/1f060a9d-cc6a-4099-a600-a4932a1f8670" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>In the hour before the shooting, Brodi and Luke Picking drove past locations connected to Jemal, including his mother's home.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>They located Jemal driving a red Hyundai in Glenroy and followed him until he pulled over and confronted them.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>CCTV footage played to the jury showed yelling between the two groups before Jemal was shot in the face.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Luke Picking said "you want a f---ing air raid" to Jemal before firing the gun and speeding off, the jury was told.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He died after suffering multiple shotgun pellet wounds to the face and neck.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Prosecutors alleged after the killing, Luke Picking contacted his friend Ian Harris, 49, to dispose of the gun.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Harris was found not guilty of the charge of assisting an offender.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Brodi and Luke Picking were remanded in custody as they wait to face a pre-sentence hearing.</span></div></div>