A manhunt is under way after a car believed to be involved in a shooting in Perth's south east was found dumped in a vacant lot on Monday.

The incident started after a car was stolen from a Maddington address on Friday, and the offenders attempted to use credit cards found in the car at two petrol stations in Armadale.

Police said an alert went out about the vehicle after it was involved in a fuel drive-off at a petrol station on Albany Highway about 7.20am on Monday, and officers later spotted the car in Gosnells two hours later.

About 9:30am, the driver failed to stop for officers and it was last seen on Dorothy Street in Gosnells.