Police hope a burn-off near the Great Ocean Road will help them to solve a fatal shooting in Keysborough.
Muhamed Yucel, 22, was shot in the chest and killed while playing computer games in the garage of a Church Road house about 9.55pm on 2 May last year.
Last month, Homicide Squad investigators revealed that the death was a case of mistaken identity linked to outlaw motorcycle gangs and appealed for information.
They now have a firearm that has been forensically linked to the shooting and said the burn was a search for further evidence in relation to that.
Police said Forest Fire Management Victoria would conduct the burn on their behalf in grassland near Eastern View Beach on Thursday 18 April.
The burn was expected to start about 1pm and continue through the afternoon, reducing traffic flow to one lane in each direction.
Police said they also had information that a grey Toyota Corolla might have travelled to the beach area around the time of the shooting and would like to hear from anyone who saw it at the time.
They released an image of a similar vehicle.
In the fatal shooting, two other Keysborough men, aged 23 and 22 at the time, received single gunshot wounds and were taken to hospital.
A dark coloured four-wheel drive or similar vehicle was seen leaving the scene and it’s unknown how many people were in the vehicle at the time of the shooting.
Call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or to submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au with any information.
