3 injured in overnight shooting in Australia's Melbourne-Xinhua

3 injured in overnight shooting in Australia's Melbourne

Source: Xinhua

Editor: huaxia

2024-03-20 11:44:15

SYDNEY, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Police in the Australian state of Victoria reported on Wednesday that three men were injured after gunfire at a car park in Melbourne's west.

Shortly before 11:50 p.m. local time on Tuesday, police were called to the premises on Friendship Place in Tarneit, located about 25 km west of Melbourne's central business district.

Officers searched the immediate area but failed to locate anyone at the scene.

Later, police or emergency services received three separate reports with each involving a man sustaining injury, including gunshot wounds in one man's upper body.

According to Victoria Police, an altercation is believed to have occurred between two groups, while the exact circumstances remain to be determined.

"Detectives are treating the incident as targeted and the parties involved are known to each other," the police noted.