Young Victorian father charged with murder of Geelong criminal
A Victorian father-of-three charged with the murder of a notorious Geelong criminal has faced court.
Joshua Rozynski, 26, has never been in custody, but detectives allege he opened fire on a carload of injured associates seconds after the vehicle had crashed.
The young father is accused of gunning down a convicted drug dealer in an ambush on Saturday.
Joshua Rozynski, 26, has never been in custody, but detectives allege he opened fire on a carload of injured associates seconds after the vehicle had crashed. Supplied Nine
A man has died after a fatal shooting at Geelong. Nine
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Victim Daniel Eagle, 43, was inside an SUV that had crashed on the Princes Highway in Corio about 6am, minutes after gun shots rang out at his home and a ute was seen speeding away.
As the 43-year-old grandfather sat in the passenger seat of the wreck, police allege Joshua Rozynski pulled up and shot him dead.
A man claiming to be Mr Rozynski's father told 9News his son - who runs his own mowing business - would not know how to get a gun.
A crime scene was set up along the Princes Highway, near Geelong, after the fatal shooting. Nine
"He's a hard worker and a good f---ing father, he's a good f---ing person, that's what he is - never been in trouble with the f---ing law ever," he said.
Mr Rozynski did not come up from the cells to face a magistrate today, his lawyer speaking on his behalf.
She told the court the 26-year-old had never been in custody
The station wagon was allegedly struck by a Melbourne-bound truck, causing extensive damage. Nine
He handed himself into police, alongside a 25-year-old associate who has since been released.
Meanwhile friends of the alleged victim have erected a memorial outside his home, threatening retribution.
Mr Eagle was due to appear in court in May after being charged by Geelong's sex offence and child abuse investigation team.
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