Two men have faced court accused of shooting at a tattoo parlour owned by former Richmond hardman Jake King and linked to notorious underworld figure Toby Mitchell.

The appearances came hours after police arrested three men when the Echo Taskforce executed warrants at residential properties in Dallas and Meadow Heights about 5am on Wednesday.

Police charged a Dallas man and a Meadow Heights man, both 25, with discharging a firearm at premises, using a firearm in a public place, reckless conduct endangering life, reckless conduct endangering serious injury, using a firearm in the commission of an indictable offence, using an unregistered handgun, theft of motor vehicle, fraudulently using registration plate and arson.

A 23-year-old Dallas man was released pending further enquiries.