Investigators see professionals behind Stefanakos killing

Detectives investigating the killing of a long-time convict in western Athens on Wednesday evening believe it was a professional assassination, most likely linked to the victim's criminal activities.

According to the ANA-MPA news agency, the operation to gun down 57-year-old Vassilis Stefanakos near his place of business in the suburb of Haidari was orchestrated in great detail and involved at least three people: a lookout, the gunman and the man driving the stolen motorcycle that ambushed Stefanakos's car.

Preliminary investigations have shown that the gunman fired more than 29 rounds from a Kalashnikov assault rifle he carried in a guitar case after ambushing Stefanakos near the victim's used car lot. The gunman and his driver were likely tipped off by an accomplice watching the victim's movements, possibly from a nearby building, police sources told the ANA-MPA,...