Investigators have pledged to find those responsible for a daylight shooting on Sydney's genteel lower north shore despite the victim refusing to talk to officers.
The 37-year-old man was injured running away during the targeted attack at Kirribilli on Wednesday, which detectives admit was an unusual occurrence for the area.
Police believe the shooting, which happened only blocks away from the prime minister's Kirribilli House residence, was planned for several days and was linked to criminal gangs.
Detective Chief Superintendent Grant Taylor on Thursday said the victim, who was well known to police, had not been co-operating and had refused medical treatment.
An unknown man shot at the 37-year-old after arriving at the scene in a white Ford Ranger dual cab, but the victim only received a minor leg wound as he tried to flee.
Det Supt Taylor said the motive for the attack was not clear and police were still working to understand why the shooting took place as the victim was refusing to talk.
"There was obviously an intention to carry out the shooting and no doubt they had an intention to kill him," he said.
"As with all organised crime shootings, we treat them very seriously.
"We usually find out very soon after what's transpired ... we always make headway in these matters."
The Ford Ranger was later found on fire in a car park on Raymond Road in nearby Neutral Bay, where two men were seen getting into an orange Holden Commodore.
A car matching that description was found burned out in Harris Park, in western Sydney, on Thursday morning.
The attack was the latest in a string of brazen public shootings across Sydney, several of which in the city's west and southwest left the victims dead.
A police task force has been set up to target warring organised crime gangs and gun crime following the incidents and Det Supt Taylor said its work had limited the number of shootings since.
"It's very unusual for an event like this to take place on that (north) side of Sydney, it is extremely rare," he said.
