A man in his 40s has been shot dead while sitting in his car near Sydney's busy Bondi Junction shopping precinct.
The man was ambushed and died in a car park after the brazen daytime ambush around 8.30am on Tuesday in Spring Street, near the popular Westfield shopping centre.
He has not been formally identified but media reports have named him as a notorious Sydney underworld drug lord.
Roads surrounding the scene have been closed down and people are being told to stay away from the crime scene.
"Police believe a burnt-out Porsche located on James Street, Bondi Junction, about the same time, is linked to the shooting," NSW Police said in a statement.
Detectives are also investigating whether a second torched car - a Holden Commodore found on Cook Lane, Zetland - is linked to the shooting.
Three crime scenes have been established.