\u201cYou\u2019d want to think that in a residential area that people could wander the streets at that time of night and be safe, but we do believe it\u2019s a targeted attack,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Local media reported that Mokhtarian had survived an attempt on his life last February, when a gunman fired on him outside a gym in Sydney\u2019s west.<\/p>\n
The UFC star fought twice in 2018 and 2019 before moving into coaching, according to ESPN.<\/p>\n
He helped develop some of Australia\u2019s top mixed martial arts prospects at a gym in Sydney\u2019s west, the publication said.<\/p>\n
A local who only identified himself by his first name, Ben, said he was walking with his wife when he heard a gunshot.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was around then, when we heard a bang as well, and a lot of smoke went up in the air … that would have been the car,\u201d he told the Sydney Morning Herald.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere was a large commotion, a lot of people were just shocked because they\u2019ve never witnessed anything like this.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe shooting happened with children literally riding bikes around the park.\u201d<\/p>\n
The incident came a day after police foiled a \u201ckill team\u201d bearing firearms, balaclavas, body-worn cameras and jerrycans on the way to a daycare centre.<\/p>\n
Police are investigating if the two incidents are linked.<\/p>\n
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