‘It’s crazy down there’: Heavily-armed tactical police swarm a Melbourne shopping centre after reports shots were fired and a gunman is roaming the area
- Shots have reportedly been fired near a shopping centre in Melbourne
- Police are currently responding to triple zero calls in Pakenham
- Witnesses say there is an enormous police presence around the area
Shots have reportedly been fired near a shopping centre in Melbourne.
Police are currently responding to triple zero calls in Pakenham, south-east Melbourne, after several unconfirmed reports of a gunman roaming the area.
A spokesman from Victoria Police told Daily Mail Australia ‘the area is being searched, no injuries have been reported and police have closed Heritage Boulevard as a precaution.’
Shots have reportedly been fired near a shopping centre in Pakenham, south-east Melbourne
Police are currently responding to triple zero calls in Pakenham, south-east Melbourne, after several unconfirmed reports of a gunman roaming the area
Several members of the public have taken to social media, claiming a man ‘with a sawed-off shotgun’ is roaming the streets.
Another claims the men ‘shot at her husband’s work van’.
Witnesses also say there is an enormous police presence around the impacted areas.
‘Cops are showing up in droves. The police dogs have just shown up and looks like special forces… it’s crazy down there,’ a woman wrote on social media.
More to come.
Several members of the public have taken to social media, claiming a man ‘with a sawed-off shotgun’ is roaming the streets
Several members of the public have taken to social media, claiming a man ‘with a sawed-off shotgun’ is roaming the streets