Man is shot in Melbourne CBD as cops shut down street

By CHARLOTTE MCINTYRE FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA

Published: 00:53 BST, 13 April 2025 | Updated: 01:43 BST, 13 April 2025

A man has been found with a gunshot wound in Melbourne on Sunday morning. 

The victim was attacked early in the morning in the city’s CBD and discovered on Collins St.

Police officers were approached by the injured man at around 6.30am and the victim was immediately taken to Royal Melbourne Hospital. 

The victim was suffering with non-life threatening injuries and the police have now launched an investigation into the incident.  

Melbourne CBD police officers have sealed off sections of Collins St, near the corner of Williams St.

Traffic has been diverted away from the area and trams can no longer run through this stretch of the CBD after a crime scene was set up.

The victim remains in a stable condition after suffering upper body injuries. 

CCTV footage captured a white a Toyota HiLux ute parked on Collins St at 6.09am Sunday morning.

A man approached police officers on Collins St, Melbourne (pictured)

Traffic has been diverted and trams can no longer run through this section of Melbourne’s CBD (pictured)

 In the footage taken from a nearby business, and seen by the Herald Sun, the vehicle’s driver appeared to engage in a heated exchange with a pedestrian five minutes after parking up. 

A black SUV is then seen pulling up in front of the HiLux and it’s presumed shots were fired shortly after.   

Police officers have begun investigating the circumstances surrounding the shooting and have called on any witnesses to come forward.

Investigators have yet to determine where the shooting took place. 

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Man is shot in Melbourne CBD as cops shut down street

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