Armed Crime Squad detectives have arrested seven people following a non-fatal shooting in Burnside Heights earlier this month.
With assistance from the Special Operations Group, three men were taken into custody over the course of Thursday including a 29-year-old Hillside man, a 20-year-old Deer Park man and a 28-year-old Brookfield man.
A 23-year-old Deer Park woman was then arrested by detectives shortly before 6pm that same evening.
With assistance from the VIPER Taskforce, six search warrants were executed at residential addresses in Brookfield, Deer Park, Heidelberg West, Albanvale and Hillside as well as a rural property in Eynesbury.
Today, police arrested a further three men from Harkness aged 36, 28 and 23.
A further two search warrants were executed at properties in Harkness.
The 20-year-old Deer Park man and 29-year-old Hillside man were charged overnight with causing serious injury intentionally in circumstances of gross violence, reckless conduct and discharge firearm offences.
The duo were remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 14 December.
The remaining four men and 23-year-old Deer Park woman were released and are expected to be charged on summons.
The charges follow an incident where a man with a gunshot wound self-presented to a hospital in Sunshine on Monday 7 September about 6.30am.
Police will allege a 27-year-old Albanvale man realised as he approached his workplace in Taylors Hill around 6.10am on Monday, 7 September that there were a number of waiting males.
He left the scene in his vehicle, a white Chevrolet Silverado, and a pursuit ensued. A number of shots were allegedly fired from a black Dodge Ram as the cars travelled along Calder Park Drive in Taylors Hill, with one shot impacting the Albanvale man in the upper body.
The vehicles left the scene at a fast rate of speed and the Albanvale man drove himself to hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries.
Police believe the parties involved were known to each other.
Anyone with 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
