Cafe owner has no idea why his business was hit in drive-by shooting

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By Kristie Sullivan

May 5, 2024 — 4.33pm

The proprietor of a cafe successful Melbourne’s north-eastern suburbs that was sprayed with bullets successful a drive-by shooting aboriginal connected Sunday greeting says helium has nary thought wherefore his household concern was changeable at.

Ivanhoe East cafe Picket Fence was closed astatine the clip and nary 1 was wrong erstwhile the shots were fired from a car.

Cafe proprietor Fidel Takla surveys a slug spread astatine his cafe.

“It is understood a conveyance stopped successful beforehand of the concern earlier respective shots were fired astatine a cafe connected Lower Heidelberg Road conscionable earlier 6am,” constabulary said successful a statement.

“No 1 was wrong the cafe and nary 1 was injured.”

Police are investigating if the incidental was targeted.

But Picket Fence proprietor Fidel Takla told The Age helium had nary thought wherefore his concern was changeable at.

Shots were fired into the Picket Fence cafe successful Ivanhoe East connected Sunday morning.

“None successful the slightest. I anticipation it’s a lawsuit of mistaken identity,” Takla said.

“It’s a household business, and we person been adjacent to the assemblage for six years.”

Takla said constabulary had obtained information footage from the area.

A window, walls and java instrumentality were damaged successful the shooting, helium said.

Fidel Takla says the cafe’s window, walls and java instrumentality were damaged successful the shooting.

He did not cognize erstwhile the cafe would beryllium capable to reopen.

Anyone who witnessed the incidental oregon has dashcam/CCTV footage is urged to interaction Crime Stoppers connected 1800 333 000 oregon record a confidential study online astatine www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.