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A former bikie and high-profile gangland figure had survived attempts on his life before being shot dead in front of his girlfriend in a daylight killing.
Sam "The Punisher" Abdulrahim was gunned down as he walked to his car with a woman in a car park on High Street at Preston in Melbourne's north about 10.30am on Tuesday.
He died at the scene after attempts at first aid by the woman, who police believe is his girlfriend, police and paramedics.
But it wasn't his first brush with death, having survived a number of other attempts on his life.
Here's a look at the other times Abdulrahim came close to death:
June, 2015: speeding up to 110km/h in a 60km/h zone when he loses control of his Ferrari Spider in Reservoir before hitting three cars, killing 88-year-old Muriel Hulett.
On the day of the crash, Abdulrahim was driving a silver two-door Ferrari Spider along High Street at Reservoir. (Source: Nine)
July, 2015: shows police a South Australian driver's licence after being pulled over for a driving offence.
August, 2016: charged with drug offences after police seized methamphetamine from a motorbike at his home.
September, 2016: he, Kadir Ors and Alex Harrouk are chased and fired on by Melbourne underworld figure George Marrogi at a bus stop near Campbellfield Shopping Plaza. Marrogi shoots Ors with 13 bullets, including five shots, as he lay wounded on the ground.
January, 2017: taken into custody over his alleged involvement in a brawl at a car wash.
July, 2018: sentenced to three years and three months in prison with a non-parole period of two years over the 2015 high-speed fatal crash.
Great-grandmother Muriel Hulett, 88, died in hospital after the Reservoir crash. (Source: Nine)
June, 2019: adult parole board revokes his bail, two months after his early release, citing attempts on his life.
August, 2019: allowed back into the community despite the board arguing he posed a public safety risk after being the intended target of two shootings and a firearm incident earlier that year.
June, 2022: drives to hospital with four bullet wounds to his chest after being gunned down in Fawkner by masked shooters as he drove his luxury car in a funeral procession for his cousin.
August, 2022: Yasir Al Qassim, 18, charged with attempted murder over the Fawkner ambush as police confirm two suspected gunmen fled Australia within 48 hours.
June, 2023: most serious charges against Al Qassim dropped by prosecutors.
July, 2023: fails to sue for damages over wrongfully being sent back to prison in 2019 with the Supreme Court finding his imprisonment was unjust.
October, 2023: linked to a gym badly damaged by a fire, but the venue says an electrical fault caused the blaze.
February, 2024: due to fight at the Furlan Club in Thornbury, days before it was set alight.
May, 2024: unscathed in a by-drive shooting ambush outside his Thomastown home.
Police are on high alert for retaliation attacks after Melbourne gangland figure Sam "The Punisher" Abdulrahim was executed in a daylight ambush.
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Homicide squad detectives are investigating and have not confirmed the man's identity but say they believe the shooting was targeted.
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August, 2024: not home when the same home is firebombed.
January, 2025: shot dead in front of his girlfriend in a Preston apartment block's underground car park, with a white Porsche linked to the killing found burnt out in Reservoir.
