Two Melbourne men extradited from South Australia over shooting outside the Millers Inn Hotel in Altona North
A duo charged over a gun incident outside the Millers Inn Hotel have arrived at Melbourne Airport, with one giving a photographer the middle finger as the pair were ushered to a waiting police vehicle.
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Two Melbourne men have been extradited from South Australia over a shooting incident outside the Miller’s Inn Hotel in Altona North.
The handcuffed pair arrived at Melbourne Airport on a Qantas flight on Thursday night, escorted by several Victoria Police detectives.
One of them gave a photographer the middle finger as they were ushered to a waiting police vehicle.
Police arrested them in the SA coastal town of Victor Harbour on Tuesday, before they were charged over the September 12 gun incident.
A group of men were in a carpark of the pub, off McArthurs Rd, at about 2.45am when a car approached.
An argument followed and shots were fired at the car, some of which missed and hit a nearby building.
The arrested men, a 23-year-old from Yarraville. and a 27-year-old from Werribee, faced Christies Beach Magistrates’ Court on Wednesday where a successful extradition application was made.
They will appear in Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Friday.
The Yarraville man, 23, faces eight charges, including discharging a firearm at a vehicle with reckless disregard for safety, being a prohibited person using a firearm, using a firearm in a dangerous manner, and reckless conduct endangering life.
The Werribee man was charged with reckless conduct endangering life, being a prohibited person in possession of a firearm, carrying a loaded firearm in a public place and possessing a loaded firearm in a public place.
Hobsons Bay CIU detectives on Thursday raided properties in Werribee and Yarraville where three gel blasters were seized.
Originally published as Two Melbourne men extradited from South Australia over shooting outside the Millers Inn Hotel in Altona North
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