Homicide detectives seize car in Sydney southwest during Mal Seve shooting investigation
Homicide detectives investigating the fatal shooting of a man have seized a car in south-west Sydney as the long-running investigation into his death escalates.
Mal Seve, 28, was shot in the neck, chest and leg outside his home on Carinya Street in Blacktown at around 11.50am on November 28, 2025.
The man was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics and died at the scene.
Following the shooting, police pursued a Mazda utility vehicle that was seen leaving the scene. The pursuit was ended before the car crashed onto Kildare Road.
Two men, Taine Crompton (25) and Hoani Tewhare (18), were arrested at the scene.
Mr Crompton was charged with murder, using an offensive weapon to prevent lawful custody, being carried in a vehicle without the owner’s consent, obstructing or resisting police and breaching bail.
Mr Tewhare was also charged with murder, taking and driving a vehicle without permission and failing to stop during a police pursuit.
Their case is still in the courts.
As part of the ongoing investigation, police searched a property in Wedderburn at around 7.45am on Thursday.
Police seized cloned license plates, cartridges fired, security cameras and a suspected stolen vehicle at the address.
While the seized items were confiscated for forensic examination, investigations continue.
The case has already attracted much attention with Mr Seve’s death in broad daylight near his home in Blacktown.
Mr Seve had previously spent years in custody after violent crimes and was released from prison in 2025, shortly before his death.
He was jailed for a violent bar fight at the Mt Druitt Village Hotel in 2019 and later sentenced to six years in prison in 2021 for a serious assault while in custody.
Former 21st District member Jay Lekz, real name James Nikua, previously memorialized Mr. Seve on the Bros and Cons podcast, describing him as someone trying to rebuild his life.
“When Mal came out, I had a few words with him,” the rapper said.
“We had some great conversations when this guy came out…he was thinking about recording music, going to church, getting a lady, getting a job.”
They had mentioned meeting for a Christmas party and Mr Nikua described the death as “eye-opening”.
“It’s so close to home, bro, when someone you talk to the next day passes like that, and like that,” he said.
“It’s so ugly.
“You should live each day as if it were your last and hope to leave something impactful behind so that the next generation does not make the same mistakes.”
