Australian government issues $1 million reward to find gang president's killer

A screenshot of footage from the funeral procession.
A screenshot of footage from the funeral procession. Photo credit: Daily Mail

The death of a gang president in Australia has sparked a police taskforce to find his killer amid fears of an all-out turf war. 

President of the Rebels Nick Martin was shot in the back on December 12 in front of horrified onlookers, including his wife and step-daughter. 

Martin's murderer is thought to have used a sniper rifle to fire into the crowd at a raceway, killing Martin and injuring two other people - one a five-year-old child. 

The Western Australia government has issued a $1 million reward for information which leads to the conviction of whoever is responsible for Martin's murder amid fears of gang conflict spilling further into the streets. 

Martin was gunned down two weeks after he was involved in a violent brawl with Hells Angels biker Dayne Brajkovich. 

The fight was recorded on CCTV, with Brajkovich repeatedly punching Martin as he crashed into tables.

Police Minister Michelle Roberts called the reward "unprecedented" and said there could be the prospect of immunity from prosecution, as long as the informant was not the main offender.

On Wednesday hundreds of mourners gathered outside a North Perth funeral home to farewell Martin - the majority in patched Rebels colours.

Leading the procession was the 51-year-old's coffin, decorated with pictures of $100 notes and a Confederate flag. Following it up was a black hearse and several limousines escorting Martin's family.

The bikers rode behind, while police stayed ahead and behind the procession, with a helicopter hovering above.