DOVETON, VIC. — Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad have charged two men as part of an ongoing investigation into a non-fatal shooting last year.
Emergency services were initially called about 2pm on October 30, following reports of a man with a gunshot wound inside a vehicle on Paperbark Avenue.
A 35-year-old Pakenham man was subsequently located injured, sitting in the front passenger seat of a black Mazda sedan.
He was then taken to hospital with serious injuries to his lower body.
Detectives believe there were one or two more people in the Mazda with the injured man who left before police arrived.
Police will allege the Mazda was seen just after 1.45pm that day on Harmer Road in Hallam, driving erratically with a black Holden.
Witnesses have told police that occupants of the vehicles were involved in an altercation, including threatening each other with firearms.
Detectives are yet to locate the Holden, including its occupants, and are still working to establish its movements before and after the shooting.
A 39-year-old Keysborough man was arrested and charged in Cheltenham on October 31, in relation to the incident.
As part of their investigation, detectives executed a search warrant at a business in Pakenham on Thursday, January 22 and seized several items, including firearms, ammunition and stolen goods.
On Friday, February 6, detectives from the Armed Crime Squad executed further search warrants at properties in Pakenham, Clyde and Knoxfield.
They arrested a 48-year-old Pakenham man.
He was charged with 37 offences, including trafficking of firearms, possession of firearms and possession of ammunition.
He was presented to Melbourne Magistrates’ Court and bailed to appear on April 24, 2026.
Police also arrested a 36-year-old Clyde man.
He has been charged with weapons offences and possession of stolen goods and bailed to appear before Dandenong Magistrates’ Court on May 7.
Detectives continue to treat the Doveton incident as targeted and that the parties involved are known to each other.
The investigation continues.
