Tyler Cassidy

Shot Tyler's 'nationalist' MySpace page | theage.com.au

A 15-year-old gunned down by police last night was a member of a nationalist group called the Southern Cross Soldiers.

Friends have begun posting bereavement messages on Tyler Cassidy's personal MySpace page, in which he names himself as a member of the anti-immigration group.

One message posted close to midnight, when the author may not have known his friend had died, promised revenge for the police shooting that occurred about 9.30pm last night.

"Tyler mate, I f---- love you," it reads.

"Don't let them pigs get the better of you.

"You will get through this and we will get them f------ back. Memba revenge is sweet."

Another praised him for going "down fighting like a true champion," while a teenage girl said he would be missed.

"When i found out that ur actully gone i culdnt belive it," she wrote.

"I know you can't read this but i know you will be looking down on all the people who loved and still do love you. aussie pride, gunnaaa be misssed mate."

Three police officers shot and killed Tyler at the All Nations Park in Northcote in Melbourne's north.

He had stolen two knives from a nearby Kmart and was threatening the life of one of the officers when they opened fire, according to police.

Tyler's MySpace features a YouTube video celebrating the Cronulla riots along with Australian icons including Qantas, the Sydney Opera House and Tooheys beer.

On it he describes himself as an Australian who loves his country more than anything and has a passion for drinking Bundaberg rum.

Most friends said they would never forget the teenager.

"Gunned down by idiot cops. That's life hey?" one reads.

"You were a mad little bastard but no-one will ever forget you.'

"We will keep (Southern Cross Soldiers) going in your name."

Southern Cross Soldiers' MySpace page insists the group is not racist but calls on Australians to "fight for what is truly ours".

"This is about how we walk down the main street in any town, or city in Australia and see more foreign flags than we do Aussie, hear more foreign languages than we do English, in all honesty it's about the fact that we as true Australians are becoming the minority in OUR own country!" it reads.