Vic bikie fought with gunman, shot twice A bikie linked to the Hells Angels is recovering in a Melbourne hospital after surviving a shooting. A MELBOURNE bikie with links to the Hells Angels has been shot twice in the back during the latest suburban street attack. But police are playing down fears that the driveway shooting could trigger a fresh wave of bikie club violence. Daniel Pegoraro, 28, survived the Sunday night shooting after emergency surgery for lower back injuries. The heavily-tattooed father of four is a patched member of the Red Devils, a known feeder group of the Hells Angels, who are embroiled in a heated feud with the Bandidos. Mr Pegoraro is refusing to co-operate with police, however, leaving detectives unable to confirm if the shooting is connected with the feud. Police say he had an altercation with the gunman on the driveway of his parents' home in Epping before he either turned away or fled. Two shots were then fired into his back while a third struck the house in the city's north. He is recovering in hospital in a stable condition. Detective Inspector Adrian Dalzotto of the armed crime taskforce says police have not yet linked the crime to tensions among outlaw motorcycle gangs (OMCGs), beyond the fact the victim is a patched member. "There's nothing that is telling us at the moment that this is directly related to OMCG issues," he said. I don't want to cause any alarm and say tensions are rising when it may not be the case. He said the motive for the shooting "could be anything" from drugs to a domestic incident. Anti-bikie Echo taskforce detectives will be called in if a link with rival clubs is established, he said. The Hells Angels and its affiliates, along with rivals the Bandidos, have been targeted by police this year in a bid to prevent an all-out war. Mr Pegoraro has been named in court as a suspect in the failed assassination of Bandidos enforcer Toby Mitchell, but never charged. Since then, the Pegoraro family home has been peppered with bullets in a drive-by bikie attack. It was also among dozens of homes and properties raided by anti-bikie detectives during a search for military-style weapons. Mr Pegoraro is believed to no longer live at the family home, but his 23-year-old brother Ben, also a Red Devils member, still lives there. Last month, police dropped assault-related charges stemming from a cafe brawl involving both brothers when they ran into rival bikies. Police have not yet found the gunman in Sunday's shooting, but are searching for a dark or black BMW sedan.