Nine arrested over alleged fatal shooting
Police have nine men in custody after a four-month manhunt following the alleged fatal shootings of two men and a dog in Melbourne’s west in February.
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Nine men have been arrested over the alleged fatal shootings of two young men in Wyndham Vale following an almost four-month-long manhunt.
Atem Atem, 29 and Ayuel Akuei, 22, were shot dead outside a Carmichael Dr home alongside the Atem family dog, Randy, in the early hours of February 11.
At the time it was reported that three vehicles were seen approaching the house before a group of masked offenders jumped out and opened fire on the men in the garage.
A 23-year-old man at the property was also shot and taken to hospital with serious injuries, while two adults and four children inside the property were unharmed.
This week brought significant developments in the case, with a number of task forces and police units teaming up to execute warrants on addresses across Greater Melbourne.
A total of nine men were arrested over the course of Tuesday and Wednesday, including a 22-year-old Tarneit man, a 17-year-old Tarneit boy, an 18-year-old Kings Park man, and a 19-year-old Keilor Downs man.
A 20-year-old Fraser Rise man, a 20-year-old Brookfield man, a 21-year-old Fitzroy North man, a 22-year-old Derrimut man and a 21-year-old Hallam man were also taken into custody.
The men were interviewed by police and released pending further inquiries.
Grieving loved ones first told the Herald Sun back in February they suspected the alleged murders were a case of mistaken identity.
While detectives were continuing to treat the incident as a deliberate gang-related attack, but have since said they suspect Mr Atem and Mr Akuei were not the intended targets.
Hundreds of hours of CCTV footage have been reviewed in an attempt to determine a motive for the brazen attack.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Anyone with further information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
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