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Manhunt After Young Man Killed in Fitzroy Drive-By Shooting

Investigators suspect a targeted attack from a moving vehicle.

Overview

  • A young man was found shot just after midnight near Brunswick Street and King William Street and later died despite treatment.
  • Police say the shooter fled in a vehicle, with a manhunt under way and indications the attack was targeted.
  • Investigators are examining a parked car found peppered with bullets metres from Fitzroy Sacred Heart School.
  • Detectives are seeking CCTV and witnesses to identify two people seen on footage and another man near the victim.
  • In a separate December case in Fitzroy, a 23-year-old has been charged with murder over a 43-year-old’s stabbing and is due in court Monday.