- Semi Ngata, known as Tongan Sam, was shot in the back in Sydney’s Merrylands
- The bodyguard was taken to Westmead Hospital in a serious condition
- Police are investigating if a burnt out car found nearby is linked to the attack
- Ngata has worked as a bodyguard for John Ibrahim for more than a decade
John Ibrahim’s feared enforcer and bodyguard has been shot outside the King Cross Identity’s mother’s home.
Semi Ngata, known as Tongan Sam, was shot in the back in Merrylands, in Sydney’s west on Friday night at 10.45.
He was taken to Westmead Hospital, where he is in a serious condition.
Semi Ngata, known as Tongan Sam, (pictured left with Fadi Ibrahim and Salim Mehajer) was shot in the back in Merrylands, in Sydney’s west on Friday night at 10.45
Officers said they were investigating whether more than one bullet had been used in the shooting but couldn’t say whether it was a drive-by attack, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
Police are also looking into whether a burnt-out car found nearby is linked to the shooting.
Ngata has worked as a bodyguard for nightclub boss John Ibrahim for more than a decade after the pair met in Kings Cross in the 1990s.