Melbourne home shot at for second time in a week as police probe linked drive-by shootings

Melbourne's north-west experienced a night of gun violence as police investigate two separate drive-by shootings at residential addresses. A home in Kealba was sprayed with bullets for the second time in less than a week, following a similar incident just six days prior.

In the early hours of Wednesday morning, a shooter fired from a vehicle at the Kealba residence on Rowan Drive. No one was inside the home at the time. The previous shooting at the same property occurred last Thursday, when five people were present. During that attack, the offender fired about four shots through the home's glass front door before fleeing in a white SUV. The front door was previously punctured by bullets during the July 9 attack.

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There could've been someone who could have gotten hurt because of this.

Adding to the violence, a car parked at the Kealba property was set alight. On the same night, vehicles parked at two other addresses in Keilor Downs and Taylors Lakes were also destroyed by fire. The Kealba shooting followed an earlier incident in Gladstone Park, where a home on Payne Street was targeted just before 11:15pm Tuesday. Several shots were fired at the single-storey brick home before the suspect sped off in a car. No one was inside that residence either.

Detectives and forensic specialists searched for evidence, including spent bullet casings, at the Gladstone Park scene. Local resident Arron John expressed concern, stating, "There could've been someone who could have gotten hurt because of this." He noted that his mother heard the gunfire and was scared. John also mentioned that a car at the Gladstone Park address appeared to have been firebombed days before the shooting. Police are investigating whether these recent incidents in the north-western suburbs are connected.

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She's been really concerned and a bit scared, I guess, because of what has happened.