‘Wanted’ Brothers 4 Life member hands himself in to police and is charged with murdering a man in Sydney’s west
- Mohammad Eimal Zarshoy was on the run for a week following a fatal shooting
- The 28-year-old allegedly shot 44-year-old Robert Atkinson in the leg last week
- Witnesses said they heard a bang and saw a man with a gun and a garbage bag
Mohammad Eimal Zarshoy, 28, (pictured) has been charged with murder
A member of the notorious Brothers 4 Life gang who was wanted by police in relation to a deadly shooting has turned himself in.
Mohammad Eimal Zarshoy was on the run for a week following the murder of 44-year-old Robert Atkinson in Wentworthville, in Sydney’s west, on June 29.
The 28-year-old allegedly shot Mr Atkinson in the leg at his home on Jones Street at 7pm and fled the scene.
Despite attempts by emergency services to save his life, he died at the scene.
The 28-year-old allegedly shot Mr Atkinson in the leg at his home on Jones Street (pictured) at 7pm and fled the scene
Officers attended the scene after they received a call from someone who was concerned for his welfare (pictured, paramedics at the scen)
On Monday, Zarshoy handed himself over to police in Granville where he was charged with murder.
He was refused bail and will appear in Parramatta Court on Tuesday.
‘We’re investigating two altercations … one being the gunshot going off and another when a male visitor at the home confronted the gunman, who fled the home and got into a white or grey utility driven by another person,’ she added.
Police and paramedics at the scene where Mr Atkinson was fatally shot in the leg (pictured) on June 29