A man has been injured during a police shooting in Waurn Ponds last night.
Police attended a residential address on Willesden Drive after receiving a noise complaint just before midnight on 26 August.
When officers arrived, they were confronted by a man who was armed with a tool.
The male charged at police and an officer discharged their firearm, shooting the man in the lower body.
The 26-year-old man was taken to hospital in a stable condition.
Armed Crime Squad detectives will investigate the incident which will be oversighted by Professional Standards Command, as per standard protocol when a police firearm is discharged.
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