Four men have been committed to stand trial over the alleged gang-related shooting murder of a young basketballer.
Abdijalil Warsame, Shakiib Abdulkadir and Sella Rabih faced Melbourne Magistrate's Court on Thursday, charged over the murder of teenage boy Ater "Elia" Good.
The 16-year-old was gunned down while walking with a friend in Fitzroy in Melbourne's inner-north after midnight on January 3.
A car allegedly carrying the accused stopped adjacent to them before two gunshots were fired from the vehicle.
One bullet struck Ater in the throat, damaging his jugular vein.
He and his friend ran in separate directions, with the victim collapsing metres from the Fitzroy Police Station.
He died at the scene.
The car was allegedly later found incinerated.
The trio appeared in court via video link from custody and will face trial in the Supreme Court after each pleaded not guilty to one count of murder.
A fourth man, Omar Omar, has been charged with assisting an offender.
On bail, he appeared in court in person and will also stand trial after pleading not guilty.
His barrister Felicity Gerry told the court she was still unsure about the prosecution's case against her client and was concerned around the framing of the matter being gang-related.
In a Supreme Court bail hearing for Warsame in August, prosecutors alleged he had a "long association" with the H-Town youth gang.
The group's bad blood with rival gang 6z allegedly flared up after two associates were stabbed in Carlton on New Year's Eve.
Members of 6z had allegedly stopped outside their hospital and taunted the H-Town associates following the incident, Justice Michael O'Connell said as he denied bail.
All four accused will face a pre-trial hearing in the Supreme Court on December 3.
Ater's basketball club Collingwood All Stars, where he played for five years, remembered him as a quiet boy who loved basketball and worked hard to do the best for his teams.
