Heavily-armed police went to a house in First Street where a man had barricaded himself about 1pm.

The man was wanted in relation to a frightening armed home-invasion last week.

About 2.15pm, police broke down the front door using a battering device attached to the roof of an armoured vehicle.

Shortly afterwards, a man and woman walked through the front door.

Both had their hands in the air, with the man coming first. He was made to lie on the ground next to the armoured vehicle.

He had been told repeatedly by police, via loudspeaker, to leave the house unarmed and with his hands in the air.

About 10 minutes after the arrest, the armoured vehicle reversed back over the flattened front fence, and left the house.

Special Operations Group officers also left the scene, on the corner of Rupert Street, leaving detectives to search the house and a car in the driveway.

The man, a 30-year-old from Kings Park, was wanted in relation to an aggravated burglary in Caroline Springs on August 27.

Two men armed with a metal pole and a firearm forced their way into the residential property about 10.30pm by kicking in the front door, police allege.

A man and a woman were at the Barns Elm Parade home at the time with their three children.

When the men entered the property the woman hid behind the kitchen counter, while the man was told to lie on the floor.

One intruder allegedly pointed the firearm at him and shot in his direction, hitting the wall behind him.

Both men then fled and were last seen running east on Barn Elms Parade towards Caroline Springs Boulevard.

The occupants were not injured.

The woman who had been with the Kings Park man during the stand-off, a 30-year-old from West Footscray, has not been arrested, but is assisting police with their investigation