Melbourne has been branded the \u201cmost leavable city\u201d after the state\u2019s crime crisis was highlighted by another \u201cnight of terror\u201d.<\/p>\n
Eleven firebombings, ram raids and shootings have occurred in the Victorian capital since the start of the week, with the latest incident being a drive-by shooting in Melbourne\u2019s north-west.<\/p>\n
Four shots were fired into an Essendon North caf\u00e9 at about 2.45am on Friday, with CCTV footage showing the bullets smashing through a glass barrier as a white Toyota Kluger drives past.<\/p>\n
Police on patrol observed the shooting, sparking a pursuit by Victoria Police\u2019s Air Wing.<\/p>\n
After tracking the vehicle to Mahon Court in Taylors Lakes, police witnessed two individuals exit the vehicle before running into a property on Old Calder Highway.<\/p>\n
Police then arrested two men, aged 18 and 20.<\/p>\n
Caf\u00e9 owner Raymond Yacoub said he was glad police had arrested the men but he had no idea why his business was targeted.<\/p>\n
CCTV captures the moment if the shooting<\/p>\n
“In 18 years I\u2019ve never had any issues,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
\u201cTo wake up to a call from a staff member saying we can\u2019t operate today, it\u2019s terrible.\u201d<\/p>\n
Victorian Liberal MP Evan Mulholland said the incident was another example of the state\u2019s crime crisis.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe’ve seen another night of terror on our streets,\u201d Mr Mulholland said.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have seen 11 firebombings, ram raids, or shootings since the start of this week, and we’ve got a premier in hiding.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt doesn’t have to be this way.”<\/p>\n
When it was put to the MP that Melbourne has been ranked the world\u2019s third most liveable city, Mr Mulholland said the label was no longer accurate.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s the most leavable city, to be honest,\u201d he said, adding that incidents like the Essendon North shooting affected small business owners and families alike.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s a nightmare for many families.<\/p>\n
\u201cI’m going to the reopening, in a couple of weeks, of a cafe that was firebombed in Melbourne’s north. They’ve been out for over a year\u2026 not earning any income from their business.<\/p>\n
\u201cThat’s affecting families, that’s affecting people that were employed by that business.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt’s not just the owners, it’s the workers as well that are suffering under this government, under the lawlessness that has been created under the premier’s watch.<\/p>\n
\u201cVictoria needs a fresh start. It’s not getting it under Jacinta Allan and Labor, who have failed at every turn.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Melbourne has been branded the \u201cmost leavable city\u201d after the state\u2019s crime crisis was highlighted by another \u201cnight…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47941,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[2311,2034,312,1560,156,2309,260,1047,1559],"class_list":["post-47940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-melbourne","tag-allan","tag-arson","tag-crime","tag-firebombing","tag-labor","tag-liberal","tag-melbourne","tag-police","tag-shooting"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47940","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47940\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47941"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/australia\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}