Keilor Village Shooting: Underworld figure Gavin “Capable” Preston was shot dead in a drive-by shooting at a Melbourne cafe

On Saturday morning, an important underworld figure was shot dead in front of a shopping village.

Melbourne criminal Gavin “Capable” Preston was killed in the drive-by shooting near a cafe in Keilor Village in the city’s northwest.

It is believed that Preston was shot multiple times and another man was injured in the shooting.

Underworld hero Gavin “Capable” Preston was shot dead outside a hospital in northwest Mebourne this morning

Victoria Police Chief Shane Patton said the man in his 50s was shot and the other man was reportedly shot in the stomach.

An underworld source told the Sunday age‘They put a clip in him’.

Police, including SWAT teams and emergency response teams, have cordoned off the village of Keilor after underworld leader Gavin “Capable” Preston was shot dead in a shootout

Preston, one of Melbourne’s most violent gangsters, was released from prison in April after spending 11 years behind bars for the 2012 death of drug dealer Adam Khoury.

Preston has also been involved in a series of shootings this year after another drug dealer was also injured.

Preston, who was “known” as capable because he was “capable of anything,” has an extensive list of violent crimes, including armed robbery and the use of weapons, dating back to when he was 18 years old.

Police and underworld figures have been on alert since Preston’s release.

The 50-year-old criminal was suspected of being involved in the death of former biker Toby Mitchell and was allegedly plotting to kill Mick Gatto.