Police are hunting a gunman who shot a man dead in a targeted attack in Sydney's south-west. Source: AAP
TOUGHER laws and more police resources are needed to stop Sydney's streets becoming "shooting galleries", NSW Opposition Leader John Robertson says.
Mr Robertson on Saturday called on Premier Barry O'Farrell to outlaw criminal gangs after a man was shot dead in a targeted attack in the city's west on Friday night.
The ABC says the man, who was killed next to his car on a suburban street in Greenacre, is 30-year-old Khaled Kahwaji, but a police spokeswoman was unable to confirm that to AAP.
Mr Kahwaji reportedly had links to the Brothers For Life street gang and was a suspect in the shooting murder of a man in the same area in 2010.
Mr Robertson said the shooting was the 220th since Mr O'Farrell became premier and it was time to pass legislation outlawing gangs.
"We've got to stop our streets looking more like shooting galleries than suburban streets," he told reporters.
The premier had laws in place for 12 months but had failed to act to outlaw gangs, Mr Robertson said.
He also called for greater police resources "to be thrown at this problem".
A neighbour, who has lived in Wilbur Street for 10 years, said she was shocked to see a body lying in the street in her usually quiet neighbourhood.
"It was just after six (on Friday night) and I just heard maybe about four to five loud sounds and I didn't realise it was gunshots," said Jenny, who did not want to give her last name.
"I came outside and you could just see the body on the ground."
The street remained closed as police continued investigations on Saturday.
"This is not a random incident. This person has been targeted and it's certainly not something that is random," Bankstown police Superintendent Dave Eardley told reporters.
"It's certainly an act that's quite vicious and callous."
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