DOVETON, VIC. — Detectives from the Armed Crime Squad yesterday afternoon charged a man after a non-fatal shooting in Doveton on Thursday.
A 39-year-old Keysborough man was arrested in a Cheltenham shopping centre shortly after 1pm yesterday.
He was interviewed by police and subsequently charged with reckless conduct endangering life, discharging a firearm at a vehicle with reckless disregard for public safety, discharging a firearm into a vehicle and possessing a firearm when FPO applies.
He appeared before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court late yesterday.
The charges follow an incident where emergency services were called to reports of a man with a gunshot wound to his lower body on Paperbark Avenue around 2pm.
The 35-year-old man, who was located inside a Mazda sedan, was taken to hospital with serious injuries.
Police believe the incident was targeted and that the parties involved are known to each other.
Crime Stoppers 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
