Shot fired in machete, brick attack

Two men are in hospital after they were attacked with a machete and bricks at a home in South Lake overnight.

Police were called to the address on Meadow Bank Terrace to respond to reports of people fighting in the street and breaking bottles about 8.50pm.

A police spokesman said a shot was fired into the ceiling of the home from a .22 rifle during the altercation.

He said some of the men had forced their way into the house by kicking a door open.

A 31-year-old Geraldton man received a laceration to his chest believed to have been caused by a machete.

He is expected to be released from Royal Perth Hospital this morning.

A 21-year-old man who lives at the South Lake address suffered wounds to his head and chest from bricks used in the attack.

He remains in hospital.