The man shot dead in the parking lot of a busy gas station by an armed man wearing a balaclava has been identified as Nidal Acherkouk.
The shooter remains on the run after police were called to Baptist Street in Surry Hills after locals reported hearing gunshots at 7.45pm on Friday.
Officers found Acherkouk, aged in his 30s, near the parking lot of a BP gas station on the corner of Crown and Cleveland Street.
New South Wales Police confirmed on Saturday that Acherkouk had links to underworld organizations in Sydney and was known to police.
South Sydney Police Area Command Superintendent Andrew Garner said Acherkouk had suffered a gunshot wound to the upper body.
“He was alone in his vehicle at the gas station,” he said at a press conference.
“After that, he exited the vehicle and walked down Cleveland Street, where he succumbed to his injuries.”
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The shooter remains on the run after police were called to Baptist Street in Surry Hills after locals reported hearing gunshots at 7.45pm on Friday (Friday scene pictured).