Overview
- A man was shot and killed on Mahoneys Road in Reservoir late on Tuesday night, with emergency services and Homicide Squad detectives attending the scene.
- The victim has not been formally identified and no arrests have been made as officers continue forensic work and witness inquiries.
- Victoria Police found a vehicle burned out in Thomastown shortly after the shooting and say offenders fled in a white car while investigators assess whether the fire is connected.
- Some media reported CCTV and dashcam footage showing a fleeing Lexus and multiple gunshots and police have urged anyone in Reservoir or Thomastown between about 10:30pm and 1am to provide footage or information.
- The killing is the latest in a string of recent public shootings in Melbourne that police have said may involve organised-crime links and which has prompted heightened investigative focus on burnt vehicles used as possible getaway or evidence-destruction tools.