Man Arrested After Shots Fired at Police in Australia's Victoria State


TEHRAN (Tasnim) – A man was arrested after he fired at police in the southeast of the Australian state of Victoria on Thursday.

Victoria Police said that investigators from the Illicit Firearms Squad were called to a property in the state's Dumbalk North to execute a firearms warrant in the afternoon, Xinhua reported.

Police said early investigations suggested a man who resided at the property fired shots at detectives before officers returned fire.

No police officers were injured during the incident.

A 56-year-old man was injured at the property and was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

Roads around the property were subsequently cordoned off and multiple police cars and ambulances were at the scene.