{"id":1156638,"date":"2026-10-31T18:51:37","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:51:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1156638\/"},"modified":"2026-10-31T18:51:37","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T18:51:37","slug":"bomb-squad-surrounds-house-in-numurkah-after-reports-of-shooting-and-explosive-discovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1156638\/","title":{"rendered":"Bomb squad surrounds house in Numurkah after reports of shooting and explosive discovery"},"content":{"rendered":"

The bomb squad has surrounded a house in Victoria\u2019s north<\/a> after reports of a shooting and the discovery of an explosive device in the rural town.<\/p>\n

The emergency response is unfolding on Bitcon Street in Numurkah, near Shepparton, around 230 kilometres from Melbourne<\/a>.<\/p>\n

WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Bomb squad surrounds Numurkah home after shooting<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Heavily armed specialist police and the bomb squad\u2019s robot descended on the street at 11.30am following reports of a shooting.<\/p>\n

Footage obtained by 7NEWS shows a man appearing from behind a fence before firing a single shot at a passing ute.<\/p>\n

Witness Dylan Russell said the bomb squad discovered an explosive device at a house on the corner of the street.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo there\u2019s a bomb squad here now. They found a bomb in the end of the street at the house on the corner,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\"FootageFootage appears to show a man firing a single round. Credit: 7NEWS\"BombBomb squad is seen at the scene. Credit: 7NEWS<\/p>\n

\u201cAnd they\u2019ve dug a hole and put it in the ground with sandbags around it to set it off in the next half an hour.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Russell said the situation had left his family shaken.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve got two young kids here, me and my partner and stuff. We\u2019re a bit shaken up, a bit worried about it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Residents have been told to stay inside as the emergency response continues.<\/p>\n

A man is understood to be in custody, but police are yet to provide an official update on the incident.<\/p>\n

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