Charges laid after engaged tradie, 22, was shot dead in soccer club car park
Two men have been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a 22-year-old plumber in the car park of a Melbourne soccer club. Daniel Hussein, who was engaged to be married, was gunned down near HR Uren Reserve in Thomastown on Sunday evening and died after being treated at the scene, in what police believe was a targeted attack between people known to one another.
Marcus Jajou, 19, and Lucas Jajou, 20, both from Donnybrook, were arrested alongside a 19-year-old woman in Deer Park on Wednesday evening and charged with murder on Thursday following police interviews. They were remanded in custody by a Melbourne magistrate to face court at a later date, while the woman was released without charge pending further inquiries. Mr Hussein's uncle described the loss as "enormous" after loved ones gathered to farewell him at a funeral, and police say the killing is not believed to be linked to two earlier shootings in Melbourne's west last month.
- Two men, 19 and 20, charged with murdering plumber Daniel Hussein, 22
- Shooting occurred near a Thomastown soccer club car park on Sunday
- Police believe it was a targeted attack between people known to each other
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Two men have been charged with murder after Daniel Hussein, a 22-year-old plumber who was engaged to be married, was shot dead in the car park of a soccer club in Thomastown, in Melbourne's north, on Sunday evening. He was treated at the scene but could not be saved. Police believe the attack was targeted and involved people who knew each other, rather than a random act of violence.
Following an investigation, three people were arrested in Deer Park, in Melbourne's west, on Wednesday evening. Two of them, Marcus Jajou, 19, and Lucas Jajou, 20, both from Donnybrook, have since been charged with murder and remanded in custody. A 19-year-old woman arrested alongside them was released without charge while police continue their inquiries.
The case has drawn attention partly because of the victim's age and circumstances, and because it follows other recent shootings in Melbourne, raising questions locally about gun violence, though police have said this incident is not believed to be connected to two earlier shootings in the city's west last month.