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The Louie Meehan Punchbowl shooting

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Where it stands

Boxing coach Louie Meehan was shot dead in a targeted attack in the car park of the Punchbowl Community Centre in Sydney. More than a thousand officers were searching for the gunman; the report does not say whether anyone has been identified or apprehended, or whether the immediate aftermath has been resolved.

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  1. Update 1A Coach Dead by the Tutoring Rooms, and a Crackdown Still on Paper

The story so far

  1. Update 1

    A Coach Dead by the Tutoring Rooms, and a Crackdown Still on Paper

    Louis Meehan was shot dead outside a Punchbowl centre busy with children. Police say it is Sydney's third fatal shooting in nine days — but not the same crime as the two mistaken-identity killings that triggered a still-unwritten crackdown.

    What moved

    • Louis Meehan, 32, shot dead at Punchbowl Community Centre car park.

    Still open after this report

    • No verified gunman identity, motive, or link to Queensland bikie networks.
    • Whether black ute report and silver Lexus in Bass Hill involve same offender.

History

  1. Opened1 report

Who's involved

People

  • Chris MinnsAustralian politician1 report

Places

  • Bass HillBass Hill NSW 2197, Australia1 report
  • Glen AlpineGlen Alpine NSW 2560, Australia1 report
  • Merrylands WestMerrylands West NSW 2160, Australia1 report
  • New South WalesNew South Wales, Australia1 report
  • Punchbowl Community Centre44 Rossmore Ave, Punchbowl NSW 2196, Australia1 report
  • QueenslandQueensland, Australia1 report

Every outlet we read on this story

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