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A man has been shot dead in a targeted attack inside a suburban apartment complex in Melbourne’s east.
Residents reported hearing “a loud bang” inside the Box Hill apartment building on Whitehorse Road just before 2am on Thursday.
A fire alarm then triggered the evacuation of dozens of residents.
A fight is believed to have broken out inside an apartment on level 11.
The man died at the scene.
Resident Jessica Rodarowe told Nine News it was a scary situation.
“For about four hours we’ve been outside. They haven’t told us much, just that the worst has happened. I was asleep when the fire alarm went off,” she said.
A crime scene was established early on Thursday morning and homicide squad detectives remain on scene.
Police confirmed they were treating the incident as a targeted attack.
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