Man shot dead in potential targeted attack

A fatal shooting in an inner-city Melbourne suburb is being investigated as a potential targeted attack. Emergency services were called to reports of a man being shot on Mahoney's Road in Reservoir, north of the city, around 11:50 PM on Tuesday night. The victim's identity has not yet been confirmed, but a crime scene has been established, with detectives from the Homicide Squad currently at the location.

Following the shooting, a vehicle was discovered burnt out nearby in Thomastown on Robinvale Avenue. The offenders fled the scene of the fire in a white-colored vehicle, according to Victoria Police. Police are currently working to ascertain if the vehicle fire is connected to the fatal shooting. As of early Wednesday morning, no arrests have been made, and the investigation into the circumstances surrounding the incident is ongoing.

This latest public shooting in Melbourne adds to a series of recent shootings in the area. On October 15, a man was fatally shot inside a home in Wollert, in Melbourne's north, an incident police linked to organized crime. The victim, a 42-year-old man from Wollert, was shot multiple times and found dead inside a family residence.

On September 6, Daniel Hussein, 22, was killed during a shooting in Thomastown after an altercation in a car park. On August 16, Fadi Haddara, an alleged gangland boss, suffered critical injuries after being shot outside his home in Altona North.