{"id":105846,"date":"2025-07-30T21:39:14","date_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:39:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/105846\/"},"modified":"2025-07-30T21:39:14","modified_gmt":"2025-07-30T21:39:14","slug":"police-shoot-dead-man-assaulting-woman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/105846\/","title":{"rendered":"Police shoot dead man assaulting woman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Police have shot dead a man at a property east of Melbourne.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Police said two officers attended an address on Warburton Highway, in Yarra Junction, at about 5:30pm on Wednesday following reports a man was assaulting a woman.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">When they arrived, the officers saw a man assaulting a woman, police said.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A forensics expert inside a crime scene at a house at night\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/4701b1763d2d7216a1e4492fa3395759\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">A forensics team gathered evidence at the crime scene in Yarra Junction on Wednesday evening. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">As a result of the confrontation, one of the police officers fired their gun.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Ambulance crews were called to the scene but the man could not be revived.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The woman was taken by air ambulance to hospital and is being treated for serious injuries.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The Royal Melbourne Hospital said on Thursday the woman was in a critical condition.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A man is pictured putting on latex gloves before entering a crime scene\" class=\"Image_image__5tFYM ContentImage_image__DQ_cq\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/ff407d207f7722c208adcfc0e85eac22\" loading=\"lazy\" data-component=\"Image\" data-lazy=\"true\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"Typography_base__sj2RP FigureCaption_text__zDxQ5 Typography_sizeMobile12__w_FPC Typography_lineHeightMobile20___U7Vr Typography_regular__WeIG6 Typography_colourInherit__dfnUx\" data-component=\"Typography\">State Coroner John Cain visited the crime scene in Yarra Junction. (ABC News)<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">The man and woman involved are believed to have been known to each other.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">State Coroner John Cain visited the crime scene on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Homicide Squad detectives will now investigate the matter with oversight from the Professional Standards Command, as is standard procedure for a fatal police shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Police are expected to hold a press conference about the incident on Thursday morning.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph_paragraph__iYReA\">Anyone with further information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Police have shot dead a man at a property east of Melbourne. 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