Horrifying moment convicted killer shoots a man from moving car

A senior judge says it's 'unfortunate' he bailed a man who, weeks later, fatally shot another man in the eye with a rifle from a moving car.

Serdar Atesok, 30, shot dead Nathan Knight on New Year's Eve of 2015 in a suburban Melbourne street over an alleged $4,000 debt.

Atesok was originally charged with murder but later pleaded guilty to the lesser charge of manslaughter over the drive-by shooting in Lalor.

'The accused reached across while still driving the vehicle and fired at the deceased, hitting him in the face,' prosecutor Kerri Judd QC told the Victorian Supreme Court on Tuesday.