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Police offer $250,000 reward to solve killing on Gold Coast Highway
Police are offering $250,000 for information over the killing of a 32-year-old who was shot on a Gold Coast highway in 2009.
The reward was offered after police divers searched for a firearm in the Paramatta River in NSW in March.
Omega Ruston was shot dead on the Gold Coast Highway in 2009.
Police found items that were still being examined but would not confirm whether the weapon, linked to Sydney outlaw motorcycle gangs and crime syndicates and believed to be used in the death of Mr Ruston, was found.
The review of the investigation led to breakthroughs in forensic evidence such as DNA, fingerprints, ballistics and telecommunications.
Detective Inspector Chris Ahearn said new witnesses in NSW and Queensland had come forward with crucial…
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