Sydney CCTV captures moments before lawyer’s daylight shooting

The shooting was captured on CCTV. Photo / NSW Police

Police have released chilling CCTV footage showing a black-clad gunman charging towards lawyer Mahmoud Abbas and shooting him in a brazen daylight attack.

The chilling moments before lawyer Mahmoud Abbas was shot in his driveway have been revealed by police in an attempt to track down the gunman.

Abbas survived the brazen daylight shooting, which took place in Narelle Cres in Greenacre about 10.25 am on July 26.

Police found the then-30-year-old criminal defence lawyer suffering gunshot wounds, which were treated at the scene before he was taken to hospital where he underwent emergency surgery.

CCTV footage shows the gunman emerging from behind a black jeep parked across the road and charging towards Abbas holding what looks to be a large pistol.

Abbas appears to react with shock to the gunman, whose face is covered by a hood or balaclava, before the footage cuts away and he is shot.

Police believe the gunman may have been waiting in the jeep, which was recovered the next day in nearby Wiley Park.

Images of the vehicle show a red jerry can, generally used to contain petrol, in the back seat.

Detectives are appealing for anyone with information about the incident, the identity of the gunman, or the movements of the car to come forward.

Mahmoud Abbas was shot outside his Sydney home in July. Photo / Abbas Jacobs Lawyers

Abbas has represented several high-profile clients, including members of an alleged Isis-inspired terror cell charged with plotting to destroy Sydney landmarks, and controversial former Auburn deputy mayor Salim Mehajer.

In 2021, he appeared for former NRL player Jamil Hopoate on drug charges