The gunman has been named as Wayne Williams, a member of the Finks outlaw motorcyle gang. He appears to have died of self-inflicted gunshot wounds, police confirmed. He had been using a long-armed weapon. Police would not say how long he had been dead.

The man Williams shot dead was businessman Mick Bassal. Bassal was friends with the Alex Vella junior, the son of Rebels Motorcycle Club president Alex Vella, who has lost a bid to return from Malta.