Overview

• Victoria Police detained the 37-year-old in Lake Bolac on Monday afternoon following reports of an alleged dispute at a Kings Avenue property.
• The shooting took place around 7.20am on July 28 and left a 40-year-old Saint Arnaud resident with a non-life-threatening upper-body gunshot wound.
• Investigators have opened a targeted shooting probe after concluding the victim and suspect were known to each other.
• The arrest follows a period of increasing firearm incidents, including ambush-style and targeted attacks across metropolitan and regional Victoria since late 2024.
• Authorities have urged anyone with information or footage to contact Crime Stoppers as investigations continue.