Police found the 37-year-old with a gunshot wound in an alleyway off Scott Street in Dandenong at 1.15am on Monday

A man has been rushed to hospital after shooting himself with a homemade gun. 

The 37-year-old was found with  a gunshot wound in an alleyway off Scott Street in Dandenong, Melbourne’s south-east, at 1.15am on Monday.

‘It is believed the man accidentally discharged the firearm at himself,’ a Victoria Police spokesman told the Herald Sun.

Victoria Police confirmed a homemade gun was found at the scene.

Police found the 37-year-old with a gunshot wound in an alleyway off Scott Street in Dandenong at 1.15am on Monday

Police found the 37-year-old with a gunshot wound in an alleyway off Scott Street in Dandenong at 1.15am on Monday

A crime scene has been established and investigations are ongoing

A crime scene has been established and investigations are ongoing

The man was taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries. 

A crime scene has been established and investigations are ongoing. 

Daily Mail Australia contacted Victoria Police for further comment. 

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