By Jessica Micallef
A Sunbury kebab shop owner is recovering in hospital after he was shot in the leg on Saturday morning.
Yusuf Kucukbas and his wife were returning home to their Belleview Drive property about 1am on Saturday, after attending a wedding, when Mr Kucukbas was shot by a male offender.
The gunman fled the scene in what is believed to be a white or silver four-wheel drive.
The owner of Cheeky Kebabs, Mr Kucukbas, 57, was taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital with non-life threatening injuries, where he remains in a stable condition.
Detective Senior Constable Mark Walsh said the masked gunman said nothing as he shot Mr Kucukbas.
“He’s just arrived home from a family wedding and as he’s approached the door, the male offender has walked up to him … has said nothing to him and has shot him right away,” he told The Age.
“There’s nothing in the victim’s background to suggest why … there’s no ongoing disputes.
“We’ve spoken to the entire family. The fact that their father’s been targeted coming home from a wedding … they’re really shaken.”
Investigators believe the four-wheel-drive may have been in the area for an extended period of time in the lead-up to the shooting.
Police are appealing to anyone who may have seen the vehicle to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
