Brave girl, six, calls police after her home is sprayed with over a dozen bullets in a drive-by shooting
- A young mum and her daughter have been victims of a drive-by shooting in Perth
- The pair were inside a house on Glenbank Cres in Kallaroo when shots were fired
- After hearing the shots, the woman's six-year-old daughter called for the police
- Witnesses said they saw a silver sedan speed off after hearing two loud bangs
- A silver car matching the description was found dumped about a kilometre away
A young mother and her six-year-old daughter are too scared to stay in their family home after it was targeted in a drive-by shooting.
The woman and child were inside the duplex on Glenbank Crescent in Kallaroo in Perth's north when it was sprayed with bullets about 9am on Thursday morning.
Neither of them were harmed during the terrifying ordeal, but it was the woman's six-year-old who called police immediately after hearing the sounds, 9News reported.
A young mother and her six-year-old daughter are too scared to stay in their family home (pictured) after it was targeted in a drive-by shooting
Detectives who attended the scene a short time later discovered the home's garage door had been blasted with more than a dozen pellets
When detectives attended at the scene a short time later, they discovered the home's garage door had been blasted with more than a dozen pellets.
Witnesses told the publication they heard two very loud bangs about 9.10am this morning before seeing a silver sedan allegedly speed off.
Shortly afterwards, a car matching the description of the sedan was found dumped and torched in the Whitfords Catholic Church car park about a kilometre away.
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Locals in the area said they saw the silver sedan speed into the carpark before the driver got out and made a getaway in a grey ute.
'It was pretty fast and there were kids here so I thought why are you gonna be speeding like that,' the witness told 9News.
The local man said after about 10 minutes smoke started coming out from the car.
A car matching the description of the silver sedan (pictured) was found dumped and torched in the Whitfords Catholic Church car park about a kilometre away
Police have urged anyone with information or dashcam footage of the Glenbank Crescent (pictured) area to come forward to help find the gunman
Witnesses also said the driver was carrying a blue bag when he made his quick getaway.
Forensics spent the day examining the burnt-out wreck for any clues that could help them identify the gunman.
The woman and her six-year-old daughter only moved into the property a week ago and still shaken by the ordeal and looking for temporary accommodation.
Detectives have taken evidence from the shrapnel near the garage door to help identify what type of firearm was used during the incident.
Police have urged anyone with information or dashcam footage of the Glenbank Crescent area to come forward to help find the gunman.
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