Melbourne CBD shooting: Seabrook man killed in suspected targeted attack
Homicide detectives are investigating after a young man died in hospital following a shooting in Melbourne’s CBD in the early hours of Sunday morning.
Emergency services were called to the corner of Franklin and Elizabeth streets just before 4am (7 September) after reports of gunfire.
A short time later, a 26-year-old man from Seabrook presented at a Parkville hospital suffering a gunshot wound.
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Police believe the incident was targeted but say the exact circumstances remain under investigation. Detectives from the Homicide Squad have taken charge of the case.
At this stage, no arrests have been made.
Authorities are urging anyone with information or dashcam footage from the area at the time of the shooting to contact Crime Stoppers.
Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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