Hero electrician killed shielding children from gunman

0:00Good evening, the devastated family of Joshua McDonald, the innocent man, gunned down in a Marylands West driveway, has revealed he put his body on the line to save his best mate and two young girls. They've said Joshua was hard working in kind hearted and should still be alive, adding they're disgusted by the police, Minister's denial that Sydney gun crime is out of control. Clementine Cunio with this exclusive. A message to her nephew on Sunday morning she never imagined to be the last. Happy birthday, Josh. Hope you have a wonderful day. Love you. See you on the 13th of September. Kiss, kiss, kiss. And he said, boy, I was thank you. Can't wait. Is it? That's it. Three days later, Joshua McDonald was dead. I thought it was another Joshua. And then I picked up my phone and just ended up missed calls from the night.

1:00The 40-year-old electrician gunned down outside his friend's place at Marylands West on Wednesday, after spending a day off at a trade show. It was murder. It's cold, but it's murder. Darlene and her husband Trevor, who were Joshua's next of kin, comforted by knowing he died a hero. His best friend and business partner, Nick Brown, telling them how Joshua shielded his two young daughters, who just arrived home from school when the gunman began firing. He said, my children's lives and I am forever grateful for this beautiful cell. He is my children's and my own guardian angel. That's Josh Oliver. If he and those kids were in danger, anyone was in danger. He'd put himself in front. They want police at the front of Sydney's gang crisis. Do you think the police are doing enough? No, they could be doing so much more. So much more.

2:00The car was sitting there for 19 minutes. If they already knew that these people next door were being targeted, they had a target on their shoulders. Why would they be trolling those streets? The police minister yesterday insisting she had the situation in hand. I do not accept that this is out of control. Her comment leaving Joshua's family reeling. What does it take to be able to control that? If it had happened to one of her family, if it was happening to any of their family members, I'm sure they'd judge it in mine, but because it's not happening to any of theirs, us all, us both families. And Marco Tapiers, the 23 year old biomedical student, killed at his Glen Alpine home on Tuesday when gunman stormed in looking for someone else. I thought that's all family, I bet, but boy. Is that? Yeah, it's all innocent. And I thought, no, we couldn't have with the yards. And Clementine Cunio joins us now from the Sydney Police Centre,

3:01Clem, what are police doing about this never ending gang violence? Angie, police have vowed to saturate the city's southwest with every possible resource. We can expect to see the usual general duties and highway patrol officers out in force, but on top of that, there will be detectives from specialist squads, such as strike force Falcon, who are dedicated to investigating the gangland feud. Commissioner Mallanyan said the heavy police presence would both reassure the community, but also send a strong message to anyone planning on committing a crime. Now, police are also asking for the public's help. If you see anyone acting suspiciously, call triple zero immediately, but of course, all of this is little solace to families like Joshua's and Marcos, now victims of Sydney's underworld violence. Thank you, Clem.