A woman has been shot dead and a man has been injured after police opened fire following a vehicle collision with a massive emergency service presence.
The incident has taken place in South Melbourne at around 5pm. It is understood a police officer has also been injured after a collision involving a vehicle and then several shots were fired. Dow Street is currently cordoned off with an active crime scene in place and there are more than 12 police vehicles and ambulances.
Residents in the Church and Dow Street heard multiple bangs at about 5pm today. One resident who heard the shots said his w ife heard “a couple of loud bangs then the police arrived en masse.”
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