Intruders shoot man after storming into home

A man has been shot in the leg after three intruders wearing ski masks broke into a home in Meadow Heights.

A man has been shot in the leg after three intruders wearing ski masks broke into a home in Melbourne’s northwest on Saturday night.

It was one of three shootings that took place in the area just hours apart, but police say they are not linked.

Crime command Detective Acting Inspector Chris Ellway said there was “nothing similar” about the separate shootings that occurred at Meadow Heights, Glenroy and Delahey.

In the Meadow Heights incident, a trio of masked men are believed to have entered a Amarina Cl home about 9.45pm.

Police respond to the Meadow Heights shooting incident.

He made no application for bail and was remanded in custody to reappear in court on October 24.

Bryson McKenna was home with two of his friends and an altercation broke out.

Mr McKenna’s mate, a 26-year-old, was shot and taken to hospital with serious injuries

After being wounded, the terrified victim is believed to have tried to run to the rear of the property as more shots were fired by the intruders.

CCTV from a neighbours property captures the sound of the bullets being fired.

The victim was treated at the Northern Hospital.

Bryson McKenna lives at the property and had friends over. Picture: Facebook

It is believed the men involved in the Meadow Heights incident wore balaclavas as they tried to storm the house and they sped away in a Mercedes-Benz.

A man who didn’t want to be named, who knows Mr McKenna, said he was a good guy.

“We grew up in the same area,” he said.

“He lost his mum a few years ago which is really sad.

“He doesn’t want to leave the area because he has so many memories there.”

Amarina Cl was cordoned off by police tape and neighbours woke to detectives scouring the area for information.

Resident Tony who has lived in the street for 30 years said the street was notorious for hooning.

Police and forensics were seen collecting evidence.

“I’m not surprised this has happened,” he said.

“We’ve been here a long time, I want to leave this street, but my wife doesn’t want to leave.

“Most people in this street have been here for years.”

Neighbour Faiq Azin said he heard a commotion about 9.45pm.

“I have been here for a couple of months but I try not to get involved,” he said.

A section of the street has been cordoned off.

“I heard lots of door banging, screaming and swearing.

“A man was yelling for someone to leave the property.

“I came out today about 7.45am and the street was sealed.

“I’m not comfortable my daughter being around here.”

A man has been shot following an aggravated burglary on Saturday night. Picture: Tony Gough

About three hours after the Meadow Heights incident, police attended the scene of another shooting at 12.30am in Glenroy involving four men, where several gunshots were fired on the street.

A 22-year-old man, a 23-year-old man and a 45-year old man were taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries and treated for gunshot and laceration wounds.

A fourth man injured in the crossfire took himself to hospital.

Det Ellway said while it was still unclear how the Glenroy shooting unfolded, police were confident both incidents were “targeted”.

“At this stage, we don’t believe the two are linked but we are exploring those options at the moment,” Det Ellway said.

“It’s not clear at this stage what happened.”

A neighbour’s CCTV captured the sound of gun shots.

Det Ellway said the four injured men were not yet cooperating with police.

Police attended a third shooting at Delahey, in Melbourne’s north-west, around the same time as the Glenroy incident just after midnight.

Det Ellway said police do not think the Delahey shooting was linked to the Meadow Heights or Glenroy incidents.

Det Ellway said “any gun crime” was concerning but could not say if these incidents were linked to organised crime.

“I think that any gun crime, wherever it is, is a concern to us and to the public generally,” he said.

“We’ll look at every avenue in relation to how the offending has come about.”