A young family has been targeted in an alleged drive-by shooting in the middle of the night in Melbourne.
A silver Mercedes sedan was stolen during an alleged aggravated carjacking in Maidstone about 9pm yesterday before the alleged drive-by shooting unfolded in Cranbourne West.
A family with three children was sleeping inside the Black Gum Crescent home when a gunshot was fired at the property about 12.50am today.
A young family was asleep inside the home at the time of the shooting.(Nine)
The front window was smashed from a gunshot.(Nine)
The stolen silver Mercedes allegedly drove past the property numerous times before stopping and at least one gunshot was fired.