Overview
- Police say 10 officers attended a Rayner Track property to execute a warrant when shots were fired shortly after 10:30am.
- Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable were “murdered in cold blood”, and the suspect fled on foot believed to be heavily armed.
- Ambulance Victoria treated the surviving officer for serious lower-body injuries and flew him to hospital in stable condition.
- A major search involving specialist units, helicopters and dogs is underway, with local facilities including a primary school and the airfield closed and travel to the area discouraged.
- Media reports not confirmed by police say the warrant related to historical sex offences, that the suspect may identify as a “sovereign citizen,” and have published a name.