Melborne Shooting (Australia)

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Well, it's not often I post any news, but I think this particular thing is fairly note worthy. I read this in a paper today on the way home from school and it just made me feel horrible. According to the paper, this has been the worst shooting in Australia in 5 years.

Police say they are looking for a caucasian man in his late 20s or early 30s who is known to them.

He is believed to have been involved in an assault involving a woman at the BarCode Nightclub just before 8:00am AEST.

The rush-hour shooting happened minutes later, when a man was seen dragging a 24-year-old woman away from a taxi on the corner of William Street and Flinders Lane.

Police say a 43-year-old solicitor tried to intervene but he was shot dead at point-blank range.

The woman and another man were shot in their upper bodies.

The man in his 30s is in a critical condition and the woman is serious but stable. Both remain in hospital.

A handgun believed to have been involved was found at a construction site.

Detective Inspector Stephen Clark from the Homicide Squad says the gun will undergo forensic examination.

"We've located a handgun in the near vicinity and a dark-coloured jacket," he said.

"Whilst we can't confirm that it's the same firearm that was used in the shooting, it's the same calibre and located nearby, so we're reasonably confident that that's the firearm that's been used."

More details here