Three people have this afternoon been charged as part of the Echo Taskforce investigation into a non-fatal shooting in Bulleen in August last year.
Four warrants were executed in Narre Warren South, Rosebud, Brooklyn and Hampton Park this morning by police from the Echo Taskforce, Southern Metro Divisional Response Unit, Special Operations Group, Critical Incident Response Team and the AFP National Anti-Gangs Squad.
A 28-year-old Narre Warren South man has been charged with attempted murder, intentionally cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence, recklessly cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence, intentionally cause serious injury, recklessly cause serious injury, criminal damage by fire (arson), use category e unregistered handgun, fail to provide pin code.
A 29-year-old Hampton Park man has been charged with attempted murder, intentionally cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence, recklessly cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence, intentionally cause serious injury, recklessly cause serious Injury, criminal damage by fire (arson), fail to provide pin code.
A 30-year-old Brooklyn woman has been charged with attempted murder, intentionally cause serious injury, recklessly cause serious injury.
The trio will face Melbourne Magistrates’ Court shortly.
A 40-year-old Rosebud man have been released pending further enquiries.
Detectives had previously charged 11 people in January this year in relation to this matter.
The arrest’s follow the non-fatal shooting of a then 31-year-old man in Bulleen on 1 August 2019.
