A man who was shot in the back in inner Sydney was locked in a "Romeo and Juliet" style romance with the alleged gunman's sister, a court has heard.
Joshua Smart, 24, and his 49-year-old father Michael Smart were gunned down just outside their family home in Pyrmont in April.
Michael Smart, who was shot in the head, was hospitalised in a critical condition and is now a cripple in the full-time care of his daughter.
Meanwhile Joshua Smart, who was on parole at the time of the shooting, was charged with concealing an indictable offence after police alleged he knew who their attacker was.
The background to the alleged shooting was revealed on Thursday as Smart's barrister Charles Waterstreet made an unsuccessful attempt to get his client bail.
The Supreme Court heard that Smart is embroiled in an ongoing dispute with the family of his girlfriend Monique Farrell, with whom he had a "volatile relationship".
Ms Farrell's brother Corey George Farrell has been charged over the double shooting and is also facing accusations of large-scale money laundering, the court heard.
In the days before the shooting, Smart is alleged to have taken photographs of himself holding a revolver, ammunition and a police badge and spoke about "a bullet for each".
"It is asserted that he was going to use the hand gun to inflict death," Justice Richard Button said.
Days later, he and his father were shot - prompting Smart to allegedly send a text to Ms Farrell saying: "Ur bro just shot me and my Dad" (sic).
Smart's blood was later found on the phone from which this SMS was allegedly sent, the court heard.
Mr Waterstreet said Smart had been threatened by his lover's family.
"This is what happens in Romeo and Juliet," Mr Waterstreet told the court, adding the star-crossed lovers had now reconciled and Ms Farrell had visited Smart six times since he has been in custody.
"He doesn't act. He sends messages, yes, but he doesn't act. He is not found with any gun. He is not found with any weapon. Basically, he is all talk," Mr Waterstreet said.
Since Farrell had been in custody for those offences, Mr Waterstreet said Smart had been attacked in prison.
He said his client had a "reasonable explanation" to conceal the alleged shooting as he feared he was going to be "hit" if he opened his mouth.
But Justice Button refused bail, saying that at the time when Smart was allegedly in possession of a revolver he was on parole for recklessly causing grievous bodily harm in company.
The matter will return to court at a later date.
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