Young man, 22, is arrested after a resident is shot dead in a suburban Melbourne street overnight
- A 22-year-old man has been arrested over the shooting death of another man
- Shortly after his arrest the 22-year-old was taken to hospital under police guard
- A resident in the area said there have been other shootings in previous years
A 22-year-old man has been arrested over the shooting death of a resident in a quiet suburban neighbourhood.
Police were called to Calrossie Close at Endeavour Hills, in south-east Melbourne, about 7.50pm on Monday after reports that a man had been critically injured.
On arrival they found a dead man.
A 22-year-old man was arrested by police a short time later.
A 22-year-old man has been arrested after another man was allegedly shot dead before 8pm on Monday. Pictured: Officers and detectives investigating the crime scene
Police were called to the scene on reports that a man was critically injured only to find him dead. Pictured is the crime scene last night
He was taken to hospital under police guard following a medical episode.
The homicide squad remains at the scene and is investigating.
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Police are investigating reports that a gunshot was heard in the vicinity before the incident.
They do not believe this is a random attack and say there is no ongoing risk to the community.
The 22-year-old man arrested by police suffered a medical episode and was taken to hospital under guard. Pictured a park close to where the victim was allegedly fatally shot
Resident Chris Newby told The Age he heard what sounded like a gunshot before police arrived.
'It wasn't a huge noise, it was like a combination of a pop and a bang,' he said.
'I went out the back and had a look then sat back inside for 10 minutes, then heard a heap of [police] car doors slamming.'
Police are investigating reports that a gunshot was heard in the vicinity before the incident. Pictured: Police investigating a crime scene near the alleged shooting
Mr Newby, who has lived in the area for 25 years, said there have been other shooting incidents in previous years.
He noted there were several ice and heroin dealers in the area along a house that had frequent domestic incidents.
'There's a few characters. [The drug dealing] is common knowledge among people who've been here for a while,' he said.
