Broadmeadows, Melbourne: Gunman on the run after man was shot

A gunman is on the loose in Melbourne’s north after a young man was shot while reportedly trying to run down a group of people.

Emergency services were called to a house in Meadow Heights before 7pm on Monday after a 20-year-old man suffered a gunshot wound to his torso.

He was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital.

Police are now investigating whether a shooting at nearby Broadmeadows is linked. 

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The 20-year-old shooting victim reportedly became caught in a dispute with a group of young people in Broadmeadows.

Witnesses claim he smashed his car through a fence at a house where the group was before he tried to run them down, the Herald Sun reported.

It’s understood that is when the man was shot.

A witness said the group of people appeared to be aged between 18 and 23. 

Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000. 

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