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Key points: * Police found a man dead at a workshop in Gnangara about 4pm on Thursday * The gang crime squad is assisting the homicide squad with their inquiries * Police believe the shooting was targeted and the shooter poses no threat to the community A 34-year-old man was found dead at a workshop premises on Sydney Road after being shot. Police say investigations are ongoing and no arrests have yet been made, but they reassured there was no active threat to the community, as it was a targeted attack. Commissioner Col Blanch said a number of search warrants had already been carried out, with more to come, to "send a clear message to those in the community that want to commit these acts of violence that it is not tolerated". "If people think that they can, in cold blood, shoot people in Western Australia, then the police will be coming for them." A head and shoulders shot of a WA police officer with short grey hair. Police Commissioner Col Blanch says the gang crime squad is handling the investigation. (ABC News: Abby Richards) 'Toughest bikie and firearms laws in the nation' Police Minister Paul Papalia reiterated that Western Australia will continue to crack down hard on gang-related crime. "This type of act is exactly why the government is giving the Western Australian police the toughest bikie and firearms laws in the nation," the minister said. As well as recent amendments to the firearm act and consorting legislation, Minister Papalia said the government was also working on amendments to the surveillance devices act and the criminal investigation act "to enable police to more effectively target outlaw motorcycle gangs and organised crime". Commissioner Blanch issued a direct warning to criminal gangs: "If you get out of line, you start doing things like this, then the gang crime squad will come for you". Police collecting evidence at a large warehouse on a rural property WA police collecting evidence from the crime scene in Gnangara on Friday. (ABC News: Jade Barker) Police appeal for witnesses Neighbours reported hearing several gunshots and say they saw both a car and a motorcycle leaving the scene shortly afterwards. The property where the shooting took place is a warehouse, which neighbours say is a shared workspace used by mechanics. Police taking photos of evidence near motorcycles Neighbours say the warehouse where the victim was shot is shared by mechanics. (ABC News) The area is semi-rural, with small farms immediately surrounding the warehouse. Police are asking for anyone who was in the area between 1pm and 4pm on Thursday afternoon that might have information or any CCTV, dashcam or mobile phone footage, to call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. 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