Overview

• Police say officers came under fire while serving a warrant at a rural property near Mount Buffalo, leaving one shot in the thigh and two colleagues unaccounted for.
• The suspected shooter fled the scene and remains at large.
• Victoria Police have declared an active incident and warned of significant risk to the public, asking people to avoid the area and stay inside.
• A call for urgent assistance was recorded at 10.55am, triggering the deployment of the Special Operations Group to the alpine township.
• Porepunkah Primary School entered lockdown, and media were directed to report to Wangaratta police station rather than approach the scene.