Man shot dead in Melbourne in potential targeted attack

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 27 Oct, 20:20 · Archive

A man has been shot dead in Reservoir, Melbourne's north, in what police are treating as a potentially targeted attack.

A man was shot dead on Mahoney's Road in Reservoir, in Melbourne's north, at about 11:50pm on Tuesday night. Police are treating the incident as a potentially targeted attack. The victim is yet to be formally identified and the Homicide Squad has established a crime scene.

Shortly after the shooting, a vehicle was located burnt out nearby in Thomastown on Robinvale Avenue. The offenders fled the scene of the fire in a white coloured vehicle, according to Victoria Police. Investigators are working to determine whether the vehicle fire was linked to the fatal shooting.

No arrests had been made as of early Wednesday morning and the investigation into the circumstances was ongoing. The shooting is the latest in a string of recent incidents in Melbourne, including the deaths of a 42-year-old man in Wollert on October 15 and Daniel Hussein, 22, in Thomastown on September 6, both attributed by police to organised crime.

How it is being reported

• Man shot dead in potential targeted attackPolice are working to determine whether the fatal shooting of a man in an inner-city suburb shortly before midnight was a targeted attack.Perth Now · 27 Oct, 19:54
• Man shot dead in potential targeted attackPolice are working to determine whether the fatal shooting of a man in an inner-city suburb shortly before midnight was a targeted attack.The West Australian · 27 Oct, 19:54

In this story: Reservoir · Melbourne · Thomastown · Victoria Police · Daniel Hussein · Fadi Haddara

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