Breaking: Boy, 13, charged over drive-by shooting at Perth home

• By Lucy Murray

• Topic:Crime

Posted Mon 19 Oct 2026 at 3:47pmMon 19 Oct 2026 at 3:47pm, updated Mon 19 Oct 2026 at 4:19pmMon 19 Oct 2026 at 4:19pm

A 13-year-old boy has been charged after a drive-by shooting at a home in Perth's east.

Police say multiple shots were fired at a house on Bert Street in Gosnells at about 12:40am on Saturday.

Bullets struck a bedroom window and external wall, and although three people were inside at the time, no injuries were reported.

CCTV footage captured audio of the alleged drive-by shooting, with the sound of 27 shots fired on the recording.

Police arrested the teenager on Monday and charged him with eight offences including unlawful use of a firearm, endangering life, possession of stolen property and no authority to drive.

The 13-year-old appeared briefly in Perth Children's Court and did not apply for bail.

He will reappear in court next week, but the prosecution has indicated it would oppose any bail application, telling the court the teen is already on bail for alleged offences in Victoria. 

Neighbours startled

The CCTV appears to show a car driving on the street then disappearing from the camera's view, before a loud bang was heard.

The singular bang was followed by more than two dozen consecutive bangs increasing in speed.

Police said they were alerted at 12:40am, and forensics officers were seen combing through the street throughout the day.

Neighbours near the targeted home said they were woken up by the sound of bullets being fired.

"I have shot a few guns before so I did know it was definitely a shot sound," Cassie Smith said.

"I heard a car speed away … quite scary to know that it was right next to where I was sleeping."

Another neighbour, Joseph Maiolo, said he had also heard "shouting and swearing" from the street.

"I thought someone was going to shoot me. It's not safe anymore," he said.