{"id":857410,"date":"2026-08-16T15:08:14","date_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:08:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/857410\/"},"modified":"2026-08-16T15:08:14","modified_gmt":"2026-08-16T15:08:14","slug":"fadi-haddara-shot-in-altona-north","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/857410\/","title":{"rendered":"Fadi Haddara shot in Altona North"},"content":{"rendered":"

Updated August 17, 2026 \u2014 12:56am,first published 10:26pm<\/p>\n

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Police are investigating after a man believed to be the alleged one-time gangland boss Fadi Haddara<\/a> was shot in Altona North this evening.<\/p>\n

Haddara\u2019s lawyer has been contacted for comment.<\/p>\n

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The Age has heard from multiple sources that Haddara was shot while parked in a car in his driveway on Marigold Avenue near Millers Road and is receiving treatment at the Royal Melbourne Hospital.<\/p>\n

He is believed to be in a stable condition.<\/p>\n

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Haddara, alleged patriarch of the Haddara crime family, once held a commanding position over the illicit tobacco trade in Melbourne but had been squeezed out by new gangland boss Kazem \u201cKaz\u201d Hamad in early 2024.<\/p>\n

Police said a 48-year-old man was shot and later taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries in what they believe, at this stage, was a targeted attack.<\/p>\n

The Age has previously reported that the Haddaras surrendered their stake in the illicit tobacco smuggling and distribution market following a relentless firebombing and shooting campaign waged by Hamad in 2023-2024, including Fadi finding multiple GPS trackers on his car<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The attack on Fadi has been met with surprise in the underworld given the clan was largely sidelined<\/a> following Hamad\u2019s establishment of cartel-like control over the tobacco market.<\/p>\n

Attempts by some criminal players to take advantage of Hamad\u2019s arrest in Iraq in January have met with acts of serious retribution by Hamad\u2019s gang, known as The Commission or the 313.<\/p>\n

\"FromFrom left: Waleed Haddara, Fadi Haddara, Sam Abdulrahim and his trainer Pierre Karam.Instagram<\/p>\n

Four businesses and a home<\/a> owned or linked to the crime gang led by Haddara were attacked in March of this year alone, including the torching of the Capriccio Gelateria in Williamstown and a drive-by shooting targeting a crowd of men standing outside an Altona North kebab shop in the heart of the gang\u2019s territory.<\/p>\n

Emergency services were at the house on Sunday night where Haddara was shot with Armed Crime Squad detectives investigating and the major crime scene unit set to attend the scene early on Monday.<\/p>\n

\"AllegedAlleged gangland boss Fadi Haddara.<\/p>\n

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