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Gunshots disturb the night

POLICE have arrested a man who was involved in a shooting in Wonthaggi in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The 23 year old Tooradin man accompanied two other offenders disguised in balaclavas to an address on White Road at 2am on Sunday where they fired bullets into a garage.

Several people were within the building at the time however nobody sustained injuries.

It is believed the offenders were known to the victims.

The perpetrators then stole a car from the driveway of the address after it was left with the keys in the ignition.

The car was later found destroyed by fire on the outskirts of Wonthaggi.

Wonthaggi Police later found the 23 year old in the vicinity of Donald and Ivor streets. Police chased the man through a number of backyards in Wonthaggi North before he became exhausted and surrendered.

Police found a sawn off shotgun in a bag allegedly dumped by the suspect during the chase. Police also found drugs and ammunition.

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