Perth tobacco shops hit with bullets and firebombed across weekend
The first shooting unfolded at a smoke shop on Cecil Ave in Cannington when bullets were fired about 1.10am on Saturday.
Two off-road motorcycles were seen in the area about the same time before heading into bushland from the Albany Highway.
A smoke shop in Cannington, in Perth's southeast, has been shot at twice over the weekend. Picture: 9News
About 4.10am the following morning, two people in a black Holden Barina fired shots towards the same business and then fled the area.
Police received reports a Barina matching the description of the car used in the drive-by shooting was on fire near the intersection of Mills Rd West and the Tonkin Highway in Martin about 4.30am on Sunday.
Acting Superintendent Eamon Flanagan said police believed both incidents were linked and asked anyone with information that could help identify the offenders to come forward.
Police believe the incidents are linked. Picture: 9News
'Rest assured, we will leave no stone unturned, we will locate and charge those responsible,' he said.
'Gun violence is a dead end and so is your freedom when we catch up with you.
'The safety of our community is non-negotiable, we will not allow gun violence to run rife in Western Australia.'
Police say there is no place for gun violence in Western Australia. Picture: 9News
Another tobacco store was firebombed on Illawarra Crescent in Ballajura about 4.05pm on Monday.
Firefighters extinguished a small blaze at the store and no one was injured.
A police spokesman said inquiries were ongoing and the matter was being treated as suspicious.
'A number of investigative actions are being undertaken to ascertain whether this incident is linked to the two incidents in Cannington,' a spokesman said.
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