Victoria police believe alleged offender is heavily armed and urge local residents to stay indoors
Victoria police shooting live updates
What we know so far about the shooting in rural Australia
A manhunt is under way after two Victorian police officers were “murdered in cold blood” and another wounded at a shooting at a rural property in the High Country town of Porepunkah.
Victorian police commissioner, Mike Bush, said the suspect – believed to be “heavily armed” – was still at large. Bush urged the wider community to stay indoors and said a “full deployment” was under way on Tuesday evening to find the suspect who he described as “obviously a very dangerous person”.
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Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/aug/26/police-attending-active-incident-at-rural-property-in-victoria-and-ask-people-to-avoid-the-area
Author : Benita Kolovos , Adeshola Ore and Caitlin Cassidy
Publish date : 2025-08-26 09:06:00
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