The Silk–Miller murders (also known as the Moorabbin Police murders) was the name given to the murders of Victoria Police officers Sergeant Gary Silk and Senior Constable Rodney Miller in Cochranes Road, Moorabbin, Victoria, Australia on 16 August 1998. On the night of the murders, the police officers were staking out the Silky Emperor Restaurant near the corner of Cochranes and Warrigal Roads, Moorabbin at approximately midnight when they were gunned down at close range. Murders On the night of 15 August 1998, Sergeant Gary Silk, 34, and Senior Constable Rodney Miller, 35, were seconded to a Victoria Police Armed Robbery Squad operation, named Operation Hamada, investigating a series of armed robberies committed in at least ten restaurants over a seven-year period, starting on 20 February 1991. Silk and Miller, operating an unmarked patrol car (callsign Moorabbin 404), were assigned to stake out one of the potential targets: the Korean BBQ “Silky Emperor”. At 10:50pm, Silk and Miller drove from the Korean BBQ when it closed for the night and joined two more officers sitting in another unmarked patrol car (callsign Moorabbin 403) parked outside the Silky Emperor Restaurant, arriving at 11pm and taking position in an underground car park next to the Silky Emperor. At 11:28pm, Silk and Miller spotted a dark blue Honda Civic pulling into the underground car park. Upon seeing Silk and Miller, the Honda then reversed out of the car park at high speed, leading to a brief chase, only for Silk and Miller to lose the vehicle on the back streets. After losing the Honda, Silk and Miller drove back to the underground car park and continued the stakeout. At 12:08am on 16 August, Silk and Miller spotted a dark-coloured Hyundai Excel X3 hatchback pulling in and out of the car park, prompting them to follow the vehicle. After following the vehicle a short distance, Silk and Miller pulled the vehicle over. With Miller standing between the vehicle and the unmarked police vehicle, Silk walked over to the passenger side of the vehicle. As he asked for the driver's details, the driver produced a revolver and fired through the Hyundai's passenger window, hitting Silk in the chest and pelvic area, sending Silk to the ground. Miller, seeing Silk being shot, pulled out his service revolver and went to return fire, but a shot fired through the Hyundai's rear window caused Miller to duck, only