Drive-by shooters who gunned down a former boxer as he left a bar almost hit an innocent pedestrian who was caught up in the chaos.
Officers were called to the inner-Melbourne suburb of Ascot Vale about 12.15am on Sunday after former boxer Hussein Dehaini was found with multiple gunshot wounds.
Dehaini, 33, who police believe had ties to serious and organised crime groups, was rushed to hospital in a critical condition but did not survive.
He was struck in the lower body, police said.
CCTV footage released on Monday showed a white Mercedes swerving through the intersection of Epsom and Racecourse roads, nearly missing a pedestrian.
"It's very clear (the person) had to take a step back because the vehicle has come very close to him after driving erratically in a hurry to get away from the scene," Homicide Squad head Dean Thomas told reporters on Monday.
