Victim 'peppered with bullets' in Melbourne tattoo parlour shooting

Two gunmen have peppered a man with bullets after a fight broke out inside a Melbourne tattoo parlour.

Authorities said the 35-year-old was taken to the Alfred Hospital after shots were fired inside the parlour on Fordholm Road in Hampton Park.

The victim suffered a number of upper body injuries in the targeted shooting.

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He is currently fighting for life in hospital.

It's believed two men stormed the tattoo shop wearing balaclavas before the shots rang out.  

Police are now hunting the men, who fled the scene.

Detectives are investigating if a burnt out vehicle found on Robjant Street in Hampton Park was the shooters getaway car.

Echo Taskforce, the police group assigned to bikie related crimes, has been tasked with investigating the shooting.

A worker at a nearby diner spoke to reporters shortly after the shooting.

"I'm guessing it might have been a targeted shooting. They didn't ask for anything they just shot him," he said.

Anyone with information is urged contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.