Cade Lucas
Police have arrested nine men in relation to a double murder at a Wyndham Vale home in February.
The arrests were made on June 6 and June 7 in locations across the city.
All nine men were interviewed and have since been released pending further inquiries.
They include a 22-year-old Tarneit man, a 17-year-old boy from Tarneit, an 18-year-old Kings Park man, 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.
The arrests come just days after police released a second round of CCTV footage and images as part of an investigation into the murders of 29-year-old Atem Atem and 22-year-old Ayuel Akuei, both of Wyndham Vale, early on the morning of February 11.
A 23-year-old man with life threatening injuries was taken to hospital, while a pet dog was found shot dead at the home in Carmichael Drive.
Two other men in the garage and two adults and four children elsewhere in the house at the time of the incident, were uninjured.
The matter is being treated as a deliberate, gang-related attack, though police believe the three victims were not the intended targets.
The incident began when men travelling in a three car convoy arrived at the home and approached a group of five men in the garage shortly after 2.45am on February 11.
The altercation that followed reportedly included gun shots and stabbings .
An investigation into the incident is still ongoing and anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
