A man has been shot by police following an incident in Mulgrave, in Melbourne’s south-east, this morning.
Victoria Police says the man produced a knife when he was confronted by officers about 8:00am.
They were responding to reports he had assaulted a woman, police said in a statement.
Police used capsicum spray on the man before shooting him.
He has been taken to hospital in a critical condition under police guard.
The statement said the Armed Crime squad would investigate the incident with oversight from Professional Standards Command, which is standard procedure.
A neighbour who called police said he heard two gunshots.
“It was so scary,” Andrew told 3AW.
“I could feel myself sweating. I’ve never been involved in anything like it.”
Andrew called police after hearing terrified shouting.
“I heard a male voice screaming at the top of his head, but I couldn’t understand it because it was a different nationality,” he said.
“About two minutes later I heard a woman screaming saying ‘Don’t! Don’t! Leave it! Leave it! Leave it!’.”
Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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