Man fatally shot in targeted attack in northern Melbourne, Australia

MELBOURNE, Oct. 16 (Xinhua) -- A man has died after he was shot in a suspected targeted attack in the northern suburbs of Melbourne, Australia, on Thursday evening.

Police in the state of Victoria said in a statement on Friday that emergency services responded to reports of a shooting in the suburb of Wollert, 23 km north of central Melbourne, around 5:30 p.m. local time on Thursday and located a man deceased at a property.

The victim, aged 42, sustained injuries consistent with a shooting, police said.

A crime scene was established, and homicide squad detectives commenced an investigation.

No arrests had been made as of Friday morning, but police said that the incident is being treated as a targeted attack.