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A man who allegedly fired 18 gunshots at four cars as he drove through the Perth suburb of Beechboro has been arrested and charged by police following a high-speed pursuit.
The man, 34, was taken into custody by heavily armed members of the police Tactical Response Group (TRG) after crashing his vehicle in Morley during last night's chase.
"Detectives identified a man and located him driving in the Thornlie area at approximately 8pm last night," a police spokesman said.
Officers pursued the man's car through several suburbs before it was stopped near the intersection of Camboon Road and Wellington Road in Morley.
"Police will allege that during a search of the vehicle they located a loaded handgun on front passenger seat of the car," a police spokesman said.
The man, from Thornlie, is accused of shooting at four vehicles on Beechboro Road North between 7:00am and 8:00am on Saturday, near the Potters House Christian Centre.
One car was hit by seven rounds.
At least two bullets hit windscreens, with one shot narrowly missing the driver of one vehicle.
Police said it was lucky no-one was killed.
The man has been charged with a string of offences after being questioned overnight.
They include four counts of committing an unlawful act with intent to harm, four counts of criminal damage, and one count each of discharging a firearm to cause fear, possessing a controlled weapon, reckless driving and failing to stop.
He is due to appear in Midland Magistrates Court later today.
Police said the man was arrested following information provided by the public after they issued a plea about Saturday's shooting spree.
No-one was struck by the gunfire, although detectives have not revealed how many people were in the cars when they were hit.
Topics: crime, police, beechboro-6063, perth-6000, wa
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