<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>New CCTV has been released as police continue to investigate the fatal shooting of 21-year-old Athan Boursinos in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="_blank" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span> earlier this year.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Boursinos was shot dead in the driveway of his family's Wollert home on Champions Parade just before 9am on Thursday, July 31, in what's believed to be a targeted attack.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The 21-year-old is understood to have challenged his killers with the words, "Do it," before he was shot several times.</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/national/amar-kettule-2021-shooting-death-two-men-arrested-sydney/209366da-527a-41da-8366-845255bf9a90" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Two charged over 2021 murder of man gunned down in Sydney driveway</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Now, police have revealed they believe his murder was sanctioned by a New South Wales-based organised crime syndicate, and that the killers travelled to Melbourne from NSW in the days before the shooting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Intelligence leads us to believe these men travelled down from New South Wales prior to Athan's murder, which suggests this is a murder linked to organised crime entities based in that state," Detective Acting Superintendent Mark Hatt said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We are still working to establish the possible motive, although we have several lines of enquiry underway. Athan's various connections to organised crime add a greater level of complexity to the investigation."</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/wollert-fatal-shooting-athan-boursinos-cctv-released-melbourne/db81fa8e-80bc-421c-9e07-984a113d2579" data-widget-id="AR_5"></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/national/ben-elton-comedian-backs-social-media-laws/bbbb9e6c-cf62-4549-a0c3-b62aa3af4f06" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Comedy legend Ben Elton says social media ban makes him 'proud Australian'</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police believe two men and a white Volkswagen SUV seen in the CCTV footage are linked to the murder.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Boursinos's killers fled the scene in a waiting Nissan Patrol, which was found burnt out on Amery Street in Reservoir at about 9.15am.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Patrol had been stolen from a Reservoir address in June.</span></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/videos/national/teen-fighting-for-life-after-perth-e-bike-crash/cmhna692s000d0gpqlol36ud1" rel="" target="_blank" title=""><strong><span>Teen fighting for life after Perth e-bike crash</span></strong></a><strong><span></span></strong></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The group of men then got into a grey Volkswagen Golf that had been previously stolen from a Hampton East address in March.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The Golf was found burnt out on Rosehill Boulevard in Mickleham about two hours later.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police believe the men then got into a waiting silver BMW sedan.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Boursinos was facing charges over alleged drug and weapon offences at the time, and was believed to be a suspect in the shooting of gangland figure Sam "The Punisher" Abdulrahim in January.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>But after his death his family said he had been cleaning up his life and had turned to God.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Anybody with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or </span><a href="http://www.crimestoppersvic.com.au/" rel="" target="_blank" title="online"><span>online</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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