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Two Cannington Shootings Linked as Police Seize Burnt Holden Barina

Investigators have begun forensic analysis on the seized vehicle in a bid to identify the suspects.

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A Cannington tobacco store has been sprayed with bullets twice in 24 hours. 9News
A 27-year-old security guard was unharmed following a second shooting in Cannington in the early hours of Sunday morning.
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Overview

  • The attacks struck Smoke Station on Cecil Avenue in Cannington in two separate early morning incidents on Saturday and Sunday.
  • Police say two occupants of a black Holden Barina sedan fired shots at the shop before fleeing the scene.
  • Authorities discovered the Barina ablaze near the Mills Road West and Tonkin Highway intersection at about 4.30am Sunday and extinguished the fire.
  • Two off-road motorcycles were seen near the premises before the first shooting and were later tracked into Albany Highway bushland.
  • Investigators are urging witnesses to contact Crime Stoppers and are probing links to a firebombing at a Ballajura tobacco store.