Underworld figure Nabil Maghnie was shot dead in Melbourne's northern suburbs on Thursday evening.

Maghnie, 44, a suspected Comancheros associate who was most recently under investigation over the double-shooting at the Love Machine nightclub last April, was shot and killed in the car park of a Taco Bill restaurant in Epping about 8.30pm on Thursday.

Underworld figure Nabil Maghnie leaves court last July. Credit:Chris Hopkins

Police have confirmed that a Bundoora man died at the scene at the intersection of Childs Road and Dalton Road.

Two other men were shot and were taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. One of the men is believed to be one of Maghnie's sons.