The house was firebombed last Tuesday and sprayed with gunfire the next morning, hours after another shooting at a house in nearby Jacana.
No one was injured in the attacks.
Broadmeadows Detective Superintendent Kevin Sheridan told the Weekly police were investigating if the incidents were linked.
The Santiago Taskforce, which has investigated the fatal shooting wars between drug families in Melbourne's north and west, has taken over the investigation.
Superintendent Sheridan said the taskforce would determine if the attacks were related to Lebanese crime circles.
"There's no evidence to suggest that it's gangland-related yet, it's too early in the investigation," he said.
He conceded the consecutive attacks on a single house was "unusual".
A witness to the Tuesday morning shooting on the Guildford Avenue address, who asked not to be named, said he saw a small truck smash in the front of the house and heard swearing before shots were fired.
"It's a rough neighbourhood, and this house has been targeted a few times," the witness said.
"It's like a war, the whole neighbourhood is sick of it."
Superintendent Sheridan tried to abate any fears, saying the gunman had targeted the Coolaroo house, rather than it being a random attack.
A heightened police presence and security would be in place at night.
The head of the Coolaroo household, Abdul Tiba, told reporters he was not scared by the latest attack, but feared for his family and residents of the neighbourhood.
"I'm worried for my family and neighbours. I feel really sorry for my neighbours," he said.
A Victoria Police spokeswoman said arson and explosives squad detectives had not yet determined what type of bomb had been thrown through the window of the family home. The investigation is ongoing.
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