ALTONA NORTH, VIC. — Hobsons Bay Crime Investigation Unit detectives have charged two men after shots were fired towards a home in Altona North on Friday morning.
Police will allege that numerous shots were fired into the front of a Seventh Avenue home just after 3.30am.
There were no injuries to the sleeping occupants.
A white Toyota Hilux, matching the description of a vehicle seen at the earlier shooting, was later observed by detectives on Cleveland Drive in Craigieburn.
Whilst police were tracking the vehicle, a man allegedly fled from the car onto Elsternwick Way and was quickly arrested.
A further two men were located at a property nearby in Middlesborough Drive, where police negotiated the duo safely into custody around 5am.
A 41-year-old Preston man and 21-year-old Craigieburn man were charged with:
- discharge firearm at a premises in the commission of a serious indictable offence (conduct endangering life);
- discharge firearm at a premises;
- conduct endangering life;
- being a prohibited person possessing a firearm;
- theft of a motor vehicle;
- committing an indictable offence whilst on bail; and
- driving whilst disqualified.
They appeared before Melbourne Magistrates’ Court yesterday.
An 18-year-old Parwan man was interviewed and released pending further enquiries.
It is alleged the Toyota was stolen from Craigieburn between 10pm on July 30 and 5am on July 31.
