Shots fired, property trashed in ‘staggering’ home invasion bid

Police are investigating after several shots were fired, including at a dog, and a suburban home and a car were smashed up during a wild disturbance on Wednesday night.

The owner of a dog shot at during a wild disturbance at a Woodville Gardens home on Wednesday night says his pooch, Choco, is lucky to be alive.

Sam, who didn’t want his surname published, lives at the property where three males tried to gain entry about 11.30pm by “smashing windows” before discharging a firearm.

Officer-in-charge of western district Joanne Sharman said the attempted home invaders were stopped by a dog.

“It is believed that during this incident (break in attempt), the occupant’s dog has chased the male persons south on Hookings Tce,” she said.

“It’s believed that one of the male persons has discharged a firearm in the direction of the dog before continuing south.”

Ms Sharman said the occupants of the home and the dog were not injured as a result of any fired shots.

Sam said he was asleep during the shooting and didn’t know what happened until it was all over.

He told The Advertiser he was just concerned for his one-year-old Staffordshire Bull Terrier, describing the attack on his dog as “disgusting”.

He said it is “pretty lucky they (perpetrators) didn’t hit Choco or anyone else”.

The car’s smashed windscreen. Picture: 7NEWS

Police found a number of bullet casings on the road and identified a bullet hole in a vehicle parked on the street.

They are also investigating if another bullet hole found nearby – at the Port Adelaide Cycling Club toilet block – is related to the overnight incident.

Meanwhile, the suspects fled in two different cars – a silver Holden Astra and a black SUV.

Ms Sharman said their investigation was in its infancy but police understood it was not a random attack and the people involved were known to each other.

But the motive for the home invasion was unknown.

Ms Sharman conceded that any time shots were fired in the streets, it was a “significant” safety concern.

“The recklessness of these people involved in this incident is absolutely staggering,” she said. “When firearms are discharged in this manner... projectiles can continue over a vast distance, placing the public in danger.”

Detectives are investigating but do not believe this is a random incident. Picture: 7NEWS

The home and car that were targeted in the attack. Picture: Dasha Havrilenko Picture: Dasha Havrilenko

Crime Scene detectives are investigating but do not believe this is a random incident and are calling for anyone with information to call Crime Stoppers at www.crimestopperssa.com.au or on 1800 333 000.

It comes just a week after shots were fired at a home in one of Adelaide’s affluent eastern suburbs.

A spray of bullets was launched at the two-storey property at Elinor Tce in Glen Osmond on February 6, with fragments of glass seen on the roof of a Mercedes vehicle parked in the driveway.

Originally published as Shots fired, property trashed in ‘staggering’ home invasion bid