Overview

• Emergency services were called just before 8pm to Marble Drive and nearby Cobble Street in Cobblebank, where boys aged 12 and 15 were found with critical injuries and died at the scene.
• Victoria Police say the two incidents are connected and are being treated as targeted attacks, with detectives conducting an active homicide investigation.
• Authorities appealed for dashcam or CCTV footage and asked anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers.
• The 15-year-old was identified by family as Dau Akueng, whose father said he was walking home after refereeing a basketball game and pleaded for answers.
• CCTV footage viewed by The Age reportedly shows three people in dark clothing chasing and attacking a victim, as the state Opposition leader linked the killings to a wider crime debate.