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Police have established a crime scene after a 26-year-old man from Werribee died of gunshot wounds in Melbourne’s west early on Tuesday morning.
Emergency services were called to the backyard of a house on Second Avenue in Altona North at about 3.30am after the man was found injured. He died at the scene.
An apparent shooting death has prompted a large police presence in Altona North this morning.Credit: The Age
Investigators say they have yet to determine if the death is suspicious.
Several police cars remain on the scene, while a red sedan with its boot open was visible behind the police tape in the property’s driveway.
A group of people was seen embracing near the scene.
Police are still determining whether the death is suspicious.Credit: The Age
Two people who used to live in the area both told this masthead they moved away several years ago.
“We left because there was a lot more trouble happening in the area,” one said. “A lot of illegal fireworks and cars racing down the road.”
“I shiver when I drive through the street,” said the other. “It’s not the same anymore, it used to be nice.”
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