Armed Crime Squad detectives have charged a second man overnight following an assault and two firearms incidents in the Glenroy area on 23 January.
A 45-year-old Glenroy man was arrested yesterday afternoon.
He was subsequently charged with intentionally cause serious injury, prohibited person possess firearm and possess drug of dependence.
He was remanded overnight and will appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.
On Friday, 24 January a 37-year-old Craigieburn was charged with 18 offences including make threat to kill, common law assault, two counts of prohibited person possess firearm, three counts of reckless conduct endanger serious injury, two counts of prohibited person use a firearm and two counts of discharge firearm at vehicle.
He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 16 May.
The charges follow an incident where police will allege a woman was assaulted by a man known to her at a property in Essendon North about 7.50am on Thursday, 23 January.
The woman, a 27-year-old from Essendon North, was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries.
Officers were later called to reports of shots fired at two separate vehicles on Tullamarine Freeway, Glenroy and Pascoe Vale Road in Jacana about 9.15am.
A few hours later, a 38-year-old Roxburgh Park man presented to a hospital in Coburg with a gunshot wound, where he remains with serious injuries.
With the assistance of officers from Special Operations Group, a 37-year-old Craigieburn man was located and arrested in a Glenroy Road carpark about 9.50pm on Thursday (23 January).
Police believe the parties involved were known to each other.
Anyone with information on illicit firearm activity is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
