A convoy of police cars have converged on a property in rural Victoria amid concerns someone is firing shots.
Up to a dozen police cars have been spotted parked alongside a paddock in Dumbalk North, in the state’s southeast, in what has been described as an ‘ongoing situation’.
Early reports suggest Victorian police officers have become embroiled in a siege, with an active gunman allegedly at the rural property.
Worried locals have taken to social media to warn others passing through the area, which is about 160kms south-east of Melbourne’s CBD in Victoria’s Gippsland region.
A Victoria Police spokesperson said officers were currently at a property in Dumbalk North as part of an ‘ongoing investigation’.
‘We have reports that shots have been fired. Due to the dynamic nature of the incident, we will provide further information when we can,’ a spokeswoman said.
‘No police members have been injured.’
The small town is believed to house less than 100 people.
It is understood trouble at the property kicked-off about 1.30pm on Thursday, with police rushing to the scene.
‘There’s a gunman on the loose stay clear,’ one local warned.
‘We were waiting for the kids and an ambulance with lights and a police car following heading back towards gatha,’ another wrote.
One local warned Milford Road and Foster Mirboo Roads were closed due to the ongoing drama.
Farmers Road Dumbalk has also been closed at Meeniyan-Mirboo North Road, with no traffic being allowed past.
Others reported seeing the police chopper headed to the scene.
‘When l was coming back from leongatha 2 x paramedic cars with lights & all heading that way,’ another witness claimed.
More to come.
