<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A young man, suspected of being involved in </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/melbourne" rel="" target="" title="Melbourne"><span>Melbourne</span></a><span>'s tobacco war, has been injured in a daylight shooting.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Multiple shots were fired in the street on Pearson Drive in Coolaroo yesterday afternoon.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Local resident Anish Mulmi, who was not the target of the </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/shootings" rel="" target="" title="shooting"><span>shooting</span></a><span>, was inside his home with his young son at the time.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/biological-parents-of-baby-born-to-wrong-couple-in-ivf-bungle-have-no-legal-right-to-child/d30e3d6c-9855-4230-8b5d-9c1bdfc78a35"><strong><span>Biological parents of baby born to wrong couple in IVF bungle have no legal right to child</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"After seeing all the bullets on the gates and the shed and everything I'm just thinking we were lucky to be not hurt," Mulmi said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"That's normally the spot where he would play, so it was terrible."</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Victoria Police detective acting inspector Andrew Foot said the 22-year-old victim was known to police. </span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/police-investigate-after-man-shot-at-outside-home/c8482291-728a-4273-8183-6bdc4a5c6a69" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We believe he was the prime target of this incident," Foot said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>It is understood the man from Mickelham is involved in the ongoing tobacco wars.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was standing with two others in the street when the gunmen approached in a dark coloured BMW and opened fire.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>He was seen jumping into another car and speeding off after being shot in the hand and leg.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Even though this is a targeted attack, the fact it has taken place in a public street in the afternoon is simply not acceptable," Foot said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Shortly after the shooting, the victim took himself to the Northern Hospital with non life-threatening injuries.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police say he is not cooperating with their investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. Available on the</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://apps.apple.com/au/app/9news/id1010533727" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Apple App Store</span></em></strong></a><span> </span><strong><em><span>and</span></em></strong><span> </span><a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nineNewsAlerts.nine.com&amp;hl=en_AU&amp;pli=1" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>Google Play</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>.</span></em></strong></div></div>