Boy hunting for Easter eggs finds handguns in the park where a man was gunned down a day earlier - as Melbourne's fatal shootings mount
- A little boy who was taking part in an Easter egg hunt has allegedly found a gun
- The youngster was hunting for eggs at South Yarra's Fawkner Park on Saturday
- The handgun was allegedly found near where a man was fatally shot on Friday
- Police have not confirmed whether the gun is linked to the killing or not
A little boy who was taking part in an Easter egg hunt has allegedly found handguns in a Melbourne park, near where a man was fatally shot.
The youngster, who was taking part in an egg hunt at South Yarra's Fawkner Park on Saturday afternoon, allegedly found two guns about 5pm in the centre of the park.
A woman who was with the child and asked to remain anonymous, told the Sunday Herald Sun she couldn't believe the boy made the alleged discovery in the park.
'One of the parents called out and someone realised there had been a shooting here last night,' the woman said.
A little boy who was taking part in an Easter egg hunt has allegedly found a handgun in a Melbourne park, near where a man was fatally shot
A boy has allegedly found two handguns in a park while taking part in an Easter egg hunt
'One of the young boys made the find. We called the police and they came right away and set up a crime scene.'
The discovery of the handgun came after a Carnegie man, 41, was gunned down in Fawkner Park about 7.40pm on Friday night.
Victoria Police have not at this stage commented on whether the guns are linked to Friday’s murder.
Emergency services attempted to revive the man on Friday evening, but he died at the scene.
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A large police presence, aided by SES volunteers, combed the park for clues, but as of Saturday afternoon hadn't confirmed they had identified any suspects.
Police scaled back the crime scene which had originally extended across much of the park and playing fields.
Detectives said they were satisfied with the search and a number of items of interest had been collected for further inspection.
It is not known what led to the attack, and the victim has not yet been formally identified.
The discovery of the handgun came after a Carnegie man, 41, was gunned down in Fawkner Park (pictured) about 7.40pm on Friday night
SES volunteers (pictured) aid in the search for clues following a fatal shooting in Melboune's popular Fawkner Park on Friday night
Local woman, Freedy Coory, was taking her dog for a walk when she claims she heard what sounded like gunfire.
'It sounded like four shots - bang, bang, bang, bang,' Ms Coory previously told the Herald Sun.
Soon after she heard ambulances go past.
Other residents also claimed to have heard loud noises coming from the park at the time of the incident.
One male resident, who didn't want to be named, previously told the Herald Sun: 'I thought it was someone banging on the downstairs door.
A large police presence, aided by SES volunteers (pictured), searched Fawkner Park in South Yarra, Melbourne
'I now know they were gunshots. This sort of thing doesn't usually happen around here,' he said.
The shooting came as another unrelated incident in Melbourne suburb, Reservoir, in which a man in his 20s was stabbed.
The man was taken to hospital with life threatening injuries after he was stabbed by an unknown assailant about 7pm.
He remains in hospital in a serious but stable condition, and police are searching for the alleged attacker who fled the scene in dark clothing and was not known to the victim.
SES volunteers (pictured) combed the grounds of Fawkner Park, Melbourne, for clues following the shooting death of a man on Friday night
The shooting and stabbing are the latest in a series of violent incidents which have plagued Melbourne over the last several months.
In March, a man was shot dead, and two others injured, at the Melbourne Pavilion in the inner city suburb of Kensington.
In November last year, a man stumbled into a service station after being shot in the face in Melbourne’s west. The man, in his 40s, survived the shooting.
Two men were killed in another shooting in Melbourne earlier this month.
Richard Arow, 28, died almost a week after the incident, which police believe was connected to outlaw motorcycle gangs and Middle Eastern organised crime groups.
His death followed that of security guard, Arron Khalid Osmani, 37, who was shot during the same attack at Melbourne night club, Prahran’s Love Machine.
Police have urged anyone with any information about Friday’s shooting to come forward or contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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