{"id":750378,"date":"2026-06-21T07:34:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/750378\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T07:34:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T07:34:14","slug":"former-boxer-hussein-dehaini-shot-dead-in-suspected-targeted-ascot-vale-attack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/750378\/","title":{"rendered":"Former boxer Hussein Dehaini shot dead in suspected targeted Ascot Vale attack"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated June 21, 2026 \u2014 4:42pm,first published 3:13pm<\/p>\n

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A former boxer was shot dead in Melbourne\u2019s inner north-west early on Sunday morning in a suspected targeted attack.<\/p>\n

Hussein Dehaini was found with gunshot wounds in North Street, Ascot Vale, about 12.15am.<\/p>\n

\"HusseinHussein Dehaini.<\/p>\n

An underworld source, granted anonymity for their safety, said Dehaini had links to the Haddara crime family, was allegedly involved in extortion and illicit tobacco, and had made powerful enemies in recent months.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not surprised,\u201d the source said. \u201cIt has been coming for a long time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Spattered blood could be seen on Mount Alexander Road on Sunday morning as police roped off a large crime scene to investigate Dehaini\u2019s death.<\/p>\n

Security camera footage from a nearby shop recorded three loud bangs just after midnight, startling late-night revellers in the busy area.<\/p>\n

The footage appeared to show the initial shots were fired on Mount Alexander Road, but a trail of blood led down North Street, where emergency services found a man in his 30s critically injured.<\/p>\n

Dehaini, who two other sources confirmed was the man killed, was once a professional boxer who fought under the alias \u201cSkinny\u201d and recorded 10 wins, according to an online fighter profile.<\/a><\/p>\n

He was listed as a super middleweight from Broadmeadows whose last recorded fight was in 2019.<\/p>\n

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The police anti-bikie taskforce arrested Dehaini when they busted an extortion racket linked to the Finks outlaw motorcycle gang in 2023.<\/p>\n

He was charged with possessing a firearm, dealing with the proceeds of crime and failing to provide mobile phone access at the time.<\/p>\n

Dehaini was listed to appear at a committal hearing next month at the Melbourne Magistrates\u2019 Court.<\/p>\n

Police said the victim of Sunday\u2019s shooting died after he was taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

A police spokeswoman said investigators were \u201cyet to establish where or how the man\u201d was fatally injured.<\/p>\n

\"PolicePolice at the scene of the shooting in Ascot Vale on Sunday. Luis Ascui<\/p>\n

Detectives also inspected a black Ford Ranger ute on Mascoma Street \u2013 a short distance from the main crime scene.<\/p>\n

Ella, a barista who lives nearby, said she heard two loud bangs just after midnight.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt, like, echoed,\u201d she said. \u201cIt sort of sounded like gunshots, but I wasn\u2019t totally sure.\u201d<\/p>\n

She went back to sleep, thinking a car might have backfired but later woke up to find her street cordoned off with police tape.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s just sad,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

Dehaini\u2019s death was followed by a separate incident in Geelong on Sunday that left another man dead.<\/p>\n

Police said investigators believe three men and two women had an altercation in Alkira Avenue, Norlane, about 12.40pm.<\/p>\n

A man who is yet to be identified died at the scene despite care from emergency services.<\/p>\n

A woman in her 20s had minor injuries and was treated by paramedics, while two men and a woman fled the scene and are being hunted by detectives.<\/p>\n

The group is believed to be known to one another.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information on either incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au<\/a><\/p>\n

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\"LachlanLachlan Abbott<\/a> is a crime reporter at The Age. He was previously a city reporter and covered breaking news.Connect via email<\/a>.\"RoyRoy Ward<\/a> is a sports writer, live blogger and breaking news journalist. He’s been writing for The Age since 2010.Connect via X<\/a> or email<\/a>.From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated June 21, 2026 \u2014 4:42pm,first published 3:13pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":750379,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[571],"tags":[64,63,802,85],"class_list":["post-750378","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-boxing","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-boxing","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750378","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=750378"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/750378\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/750379"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=750378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=750378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=750378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}