Man charged over Melbourne carjacking and siege involving father and toddler

A man has been charged over carjacking and a siege involving an innocent father and his toddler, who were held inside their own home for hours.

The ordeal stared on Tuesday when a police helicopter followed a car in Melbourne's west that was believed to have been stolen in a carjacking in Snake Valley earlier in the day, Victoria police said.

Police alleged the man got out of the car and fired shots at officers before running into a stranger's house at Weir Views.

There he found the father and his baby, who were held inside as police negotiated for several hours on Tuesday night before they finally left the home.

Police said the man then opened fire again and officers returned fire before arresting him.

On Friday, the 26-year-old was charged with range of offences including aggravated carjacking, two counts of false imprisonment, five counts of assaulting police and making threats to kill.