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A 24-YEAR-old man has been arrested over a bikie shootout at an Adelaide restaurant that sent patrons ducking for cover.
The man was detained at a suburban Adelaide address today without incident.Police said he had been taken to the city watchhouse where he was expected to be charged with acts to endanger life.
The man was injured in the December 18 incident, which police believe was sparked by an internal dispute among members of the Comancheros bikie gang.
A small group were dining at Caffe Paesano when they were approached by the arrested man.
Police won't confirm who fired the first shot but witnesses told media outlets that it was the man who began the shooting who was hit in the leg as others returned fire.
Images of the man leaving the restaurant were released in a bid to track him down.
Police Commissioner Mal Hyde said the arrest was the result of the dedicated efforts of police from the Crime Gangs Task Force.
"Crime Gangs Task Force, supported by additional resources are continuing with the investigation and active steps are being taken to discourage and prevent any further violence," Mr Hyde said.
The shootout was the most serious in a number of shootings across Adelaide in recent months involving bikie gangs.
In other incidents, the head of the Comancheros, Vince Focarelli, was shot in the leg in the third attempt on his life in recent years.
Detectives were also continuing to investigate the shooting in September of the son of a former senior Finks member, after several masked men burst into the man's home and opened fire.
The boy was hit and treated for his wounds in hospital.
It remains unclear if he was the intended target of the attack.
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