It’s understood two police officers have been shot, and a gunman is dead, after a hostage situation at a south-east Melbourne apartment block.
The officers were believed to have been trying to storm the apartment when they were injured, their conditions are unknown.
Emergency services, including SES crews, were called to the scene on Bay Street about 4pm on Monday where they located the body of a man who appeared to have been shot in the foyer of the building.
Police were negotiating with a man inside one of the apartments, who was holding a woman hostage.
Authorities have confirmed the situation is now under control.
Shots did ring out at the scene with residents told to take cover at a nearby Coles, while those in the apartment building have been evacuated.
Roads are closed in the vicinity and police are urging the community to avoid the area.
Source: Two officers shot in Vic hostage situation
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