By Mitchell Clarke
A Narre Warren South man and a Hampton Park man have been charged with attempted murder, following a non-fatal shooting on a Mongols bikie member last year.
Four warrants were executed at properties in Narre Warren South, Hampton Park, Rosebud and Brooklyn on Tuesday 10 November, as part of an Echo Taskforce investigation into the August 2019 shooting.
Mongols bikie Rocco Curra, then 31, was allegedly shot four times in the head and torso while he sat in a parked car in a residential Bulleen street on 1 August last year.
Star News understands two men in a stolen BMW, allegedly fired 12 shots at Mr Curra, who survived the ambush after life-saving surgery.
The warrants, which were carried out by members of the Echo Taskforce alongside officers from Southern Metro Divisional Response Unit, Special Operations Group, Critical Incident Response Team and the AFP National Anti-Gangs Squad, form part of the 15 month investigation.
A 28-year-old Narre Warren South man was arrested and later with charged with a string of offences including attempted murder, intentionally cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence and recklessly cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence.
He was also charged with intentionally cause serious injury, recklessly cause serious injury, criminal damage by fire, use of an unregistered handgun and failure to provide a pin code.
A 29-year-old Hampton Park man was also charged with attempted murder, intentionally cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence, recklessly cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence.
He was also charged with intentionally cause serious injury, recklessly cause serious injury, criminal damage by fire and failure to provide pin code.
A 30-year-old Brooklyn woman has also been charged with attempted murder, intentionally cause serious injury and recklessly cause serious injury.
The trio fronted the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court and were remanded in custody.
A 40-year-old Rosebud man was released pending further inquiries.
According to Victoria Police, detectives had previously charged 11 people in January 2020 in relation to the incident.
