Frantic manhunt after heavily-armed cops stormed a house to find his brother dead and his mum seriously injured – as the public are warned ‘do not approach’
- Urgent police search for Victorian man Shaun Sanderson
- Cops found his dead brother and seriously injured mum
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Police have launched a frantic search for a man on the run after heavily-armed officers stormed a house to find his brother was dead and his mum with serious injuries.
Emergency services rushed to a home on Willoughby St, Reservoir in Melbourne’s north just after 8am to reports someone had been assaulted with a knife.
Cops first thought Shaun Sanderson, 32, was holed up inside the home and set up a perimeter to try and negotiate with him.
However they soon realised he had left the home and rushed into the property, finding Sanderson’s 29-year-old brother dead and his 65-year-old mum fighting for life.
The mum was rushed to Royal Melbourne Hospital with serious injuries to her upper body but paramedics could not save her son.
Shaun Sanderson, 32, is being searched for by Victoria Police
A man has died and a woman has been seriously injured at a private hospital in Melbourne’s north
A team of heavily armed police tried to negotiate with Sanderson before realising he wasn’t home
Cops are now hunting for Sanderson as the Homicide Squad investigates the scene.
‘Police ask that members of the public do not approach him and to contact triple zero immediately if they sight him,’ Victoria Police said.
‘At this time police have been unable to confirm if he is armed.
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‘Detectives are also appealing for Sanderson to come forward and make himself known to police by contacting his nearest police station.’
Earlier, a team of heavily armed police tried to negotiate with Sanderson, demanding through a megaphone that he comes outside, before realising he wasn’t home.
‘A crime scene has been established and Homicide Squad detectives will investigate the matter,’ a Victoria Police spokesperson said.
The 29-year-old man died however his mum is fighting for life
Pam Egan, a resident of Willoughby Street, told the Herald Sun she saw the mum covered in injuries.
‘I heard she ran across the road to the hospital with blood all over her,’ Ms Egan said.
‘I’ve spoken to (the family) before going on walks.
‘They are a hardworking family …. They’re builders, lovely and always friendly.’
Ms Egan said the family has three sons and the youngest, aged in his 20s, has a mental disability.
Residents of Willoughby Street said the street is normally ‘quiet and nice’.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
Pam Egan, a resident of Willoughby Street, said she saw the mum covered in injuries
