RESERVOIR, VIC. — Police are investigating the circumstances surrounding the death of a man in Reservoir when emergency services responded to reports that a man was shot on Mahoneys Road at about 11.50pm.
The yet-to-be formally identified 55-year-old man’s death is being treated as suspicious, and a crime scene has been established where the man was found on the footpath.
Homicide Squad detectives are on scene, and a Mobile Command Unit has been established.
At this stage, police are investigating if the incident was targeted.
No arrests have been made.
An investigation into the incident remains ongoing.
A short time after the shooting, a vehicle was located burnt out nearby in Thomastown on Robinvale Avenue, where the offenders were sighted leaving the scene of the fire in a white coloured vehicle.
Investigators are working to determine if this is linked to the shooting.
Traffic disruptions are expected in the area for some time.
Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
