{"id":719240,"date":"2026-06-06T15:34:11","date_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:34:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719240\/"},"modified":"2026-06-06T15:34:11","modified_gmt":"2026-06-06T15:34:11","slug":"multiple-shots-fired-at-south-west-sydney-venue-where-gangster-lorenzo-lemalus-funeral-was-advertised-to-be-held","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/719240\/","title":{"rendered":"Multiple shots fired at south-west Sydney venue where gangster Lorenzo Lemalu&#8217;s funeral was advertised to be held"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Multiple shots have been fired at a venue at Punchbowl, in Sydney&#8217;s south-west, on Saturday afternoon.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">The ABC understands the funeral of Sydney gangster Lorenzo Lemalu was originally scheduled to take place at the Punchbowl venue, but the plans were changed.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A black and white image of Lorenzo Tovia Lemalu smiling.\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/53395a72cb857536280b567c5e25d5db.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">Lorenzo Lemalu was fatally shot in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on May 2. (Supplied)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">It is believed it will go ahead at a different venue on Sunday, where there will be a visible police presence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Mr Lemalu was fatally shot in a hail of bullets in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on May 2, with his body returned to Australia this week.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">He was the leader of the self-proclaimed &#8220;Coconut Cartel&#8221;, which takes its name from a historic slur against Pasifika people.<\/p>\n<p>Two crime scenes set up<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Officers were called to the Diamond Venues Group on the corner of Punchbowl and Canterbury Road about 2:20pm.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">There, police said they &#8220;found several shots had been fired into a venue by an unknown SUV before it drove from the scene&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">There was one person working in a nearby office connected with the same building.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"a window with a hole after it was shot\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/876eaa412eb7a2b268719ab4adad8833.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">No injuries have been reported, police say. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">However, there were no reported injuries.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Police said a short time later they were called to nearby Gillian Place, in Punchbowl, after reports of a fire, and found an abandoned car alight.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph___QITb\">Officers have established two crime scenes, with initial inquiries indicating the two incidents were linked.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multiple shots have been fired at a venue at Punchbowl, in Sydney&#8217;s south-west, on Saturday afternoon. 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