Armed Crime Squad detectives charged a man and woman overnight following a non-fatal shooting at in the car park of a St Albans fast food outlet last week.
With assistance from the Special Operations Group, a 41-year-old Ardeer man and a 42-year-old Ardeer woman were arrested at a short-term rental property in Greenvale around shortly after 1pm yesterday.
Both were interviewed and have subsequently been charged with:
• Intentionally cause injury
• Reckless conduct endangering life
• Discharge firearm at vehicle
• Use firearm in public place
• Possess unregistered handgun
• Possess cartridge ammunition
• Two counts of possess prohibited weapon, and
• Relevant drug possession offences
The duo will appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.
Police seized a quantity of drugs, .22 calibre ammunition, shotgun cartridge ammunition, an Airsoft gas loaded Glock replica, multiple bags of what appears to be cannabis, a taser, an asp baton and multiple mobile phones.
The charges follow an incident where a 44-year-old St Albans man was sitting in the driver's seat of a vehicle in a fast-food outlet carpark in St Albans when he was approached by another car around 5.10pm on Friday 9 October.
It will be alleged a shot was fired at the vehicle, before a second shot was discharged and impacted the man in the lower body.
He self-presented at a hospital later that evening to be treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Police believe the incident was targeted and that parties involved were known to each other.
Anyone with any information on illicit firearm activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit an anonymous report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
