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Gunman kills former trainer Les Samba in Melbourne

LATEST NEWS: A man shot dead in Melbourne last night has been identified as former South Australian racehorse trainer Les Samba. The 60YO Sydney-based thoroughbred owner was believed to have been on his way to a meeting when he was shot once in the head and several times in the body on Beaconsfield Parade in Middle Park about 9.35pm.

LATEST NEWS: A man shot dead in Melbourne last night has been identified as former South Australian racehorse trainer Les Samba. The 60YO Sydney-based thoroughbred owner was believed to have been on his way to a meeting when he was shot once in the head and several times in the body on Beaconsfield Parade in Middle Park about 9.35pm.

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