A former Rebels bikie and a taxi driver were shot in a targeted daylight ambush in Sydney's north-west on Wednesday morning. Christopher Rymer, 30, was hit by bullets fired through the window of a Silvertop taxi in Riverstone shortly after 9am. The taxi driver, 40, was also wounded, sustaining up to six gunshot wounds.
The injured driver managed to take them both to Hawkesbury Hospital. Rymer was later transferred to Westmead Hospital for emergency surgery with potentially life-threatening injuries. CCTV footage shows a dark-coloured ute following the taxi before the attack; the ute was later found burnt out in nearby Beaumont Hills.
Police believe the shooting was targeted and are investigating possible links to tensions between the Rebels and Lone Wolves gangs. Detective Superintendent Rob Critchlow condemned the attack, stating, 'You fire enough shots at someone you want to kill and you hit someone innocent and it is really unacceptable.' He confirmed Rymer was known to police.
Rymer, a former notorious Rebels bikie known for posting a lavish lifestyle on Instagram, is understood to have left the gang in 2019 to focus on his family and a dog breeding business. The State Crime Command's Criminal Group Squad has commenced an investigation.
