Armed man is shot dead on a Melbourne freeway after a dramatic stand-off with police
- Man shot in a dramatic standoff with police on Melbourne’s Monash Freeway
A man has been shot in a dramatic standoff with police on one of Melbourne’s busiest freeways after a suspected fatal shooting.
A police operation is underway on the Monash Freeway after reports of a male motorist blocking traffic at the EastLink interchange in Dandenong North just after 10am on Thursday.
It’s understood the armed man used a weapon to threaten police who responding to the incident before he was shot.
A man has been shot in a dramatic standoff with police on Melbourne’s Monash Freeway
Multiple police vehicles and paramedics are on scene, where aerial images show a body on the freeway.
It’s understood no police officers have been injured in the incident.
‘Police are currently in the vicinity of the Eastlink interchange, at the Monash on-ramp, responding to an incident,’ a Victoria Police statement read.
‘There is no ongoing threat to the community.’
The freeway is closed citybound at Eastlink, which has sparked significant traffic delays.
More to come.
City-bound lanes are closed at the EastLink interchange on the Monash Freeway (pictured)