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Manhunt on After UFC Fighter Suman Mokhtarian Shot Dead, Cars Set Alight in Sydney's Riverstone
Suman Mokhtarian was killed in a suspected gangland hit linked to an internal feud within a South-East Asian crime group, police said no suspects have been arrested yet.
- On Wednesday in Riverstone, Sydney, former UFC fighter Suman Mokhtarian was shot while walking and found at about 6PM; he was reported dead at age 33.
- Detectives allege the killing fits a gangland pattern, with a `kill team` hired amid an internal feud; Mokhtarian survived a February last year attempt and police cancelled a Dark Matter Fighting Championship event earlier this year.
- Witnesses reported shots from a red Audi before the car sped off, and emergency crews found a nearby car ablaze on Riverstone Road close to Clark Street, extinguished by firefighters.
- Fellow fighters and students paid tribute on Thursday, with Tyler Diamond and Jesse Swain posting remembrances, while Police Superintendent Jason Joyce called the attack `very brazen` and expressed sorrow.
- New South Wales Police say no suspects have been arrested in the murder, it is too early to confirm links, and authorities opened a second crime scene, urging calls to Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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