Alert – Keilor Lodge shooting in Melbourne: Young couple’s car sprayed with bullets in alleged targeted attack

A young couple has survived a hail of bullets after two gunmen shot their car before the man was assaulted in Melbourne’s northwest.

The couple, a 32-year-old man and a 30-year-old woman, came under fire outside a Turin Place home at about 7.10 am on Sunday in Keilor Lodge.

The pair were sitting inside a white Holden Commodore when two gunmen in another vehicle allegedly peppered their car with bullets.

The victims remained uninjured in the attack and managed to drive about 100 metres down the road before crashing into a parked car.

Police said the male victim was assaulted after he got out of the smashed car and tried to run away.

Police are investigating whether a conflict between the female victim and her ex-partner was a possible motive for the shooting. 

The male victim suffered minor head injuries while his 30-year-old partner remained unharmed. 

More shots were fired before the two gunmen allegedly fled the scene in a Honda CRV.

Neighbours said they were woken up by the shooting, with one claiming she heard up to 20 gunshots during the ‘scary’ ordeal. 

‘It got up to 20 gunshots that went off but during that last lot of gunshots I heard a woman screaming,’ one resident told 9News. 

‘It’s a bit scary, it was only because of that woman screaming that made my heart go… and that’s when I rang the police and knew something was really wrong.’ 

A 30-year-old man was arrested at an address in Taylors Hill on Sunday and was assisting police with their enquiries. 

A crime scene was established, with forensic police analysing the area for most of Sunday. 

Police also collected footage from witnesses and neighbouring homes as part of their investigation. 

Anyone who witnessed the shooting or has information and  CCTV or dashcam footage is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.