Queensland police appeal for information over 2009 cold case shooting of Omega Ruston on Gold Coast Highway By Lia Walsh MonMonday 1 updated MonMonday 1 Omega Ruston was fatally shot while driving on the Gold Coast Highway in 2009. ( Print text only Cancel Queensland police have launched a fresh appeal for information in the cold case investigation into the shooting of Omega Ruston who was killed on Australia Day in 2009. Key points: Police believe the murder was linked to local organised crime syndicates Mr Ruston's family have appealed to motorcycle gang members to break their silence Mr Ruston, 32, was standing next to his car on the side of the Gold Coast Highway at Burleigh Heads when a passenger in a red sedan shot him twice.