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| Porepunkah shooting: two Victoria police officers dead, one injured in attack at rural property | |
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| Police urge people to ‘avoid the area’ amid ‘active incident’ at Porepunkah, 300km north-east of Melbourne | Police urge people to ‘avoid the area’ amid ‘active incident’ at Porepunkah, 300km north-east of Melbourne |
| Victoria police shooting live updates: two officers dead, one injured at Porepunkah | Victoria police shooting live updates: two officers dead, one injured at Porepunkah |
| Two Victorian police officers are dead and another wounded after a shooting at a rural property in Victoria. | Two Victorian police officers are dead and another wounded after a shooting at a rural property in Victoria. |
| Police have confirmed they are attending an “active incident” at Porepunkah, in the state’s Alpine region after media reports an officer had been injured in a shooting. | Police have confirmed they are attending an “active incident” at Porepunkah, in the state’s Alpine region after media reports an officer had been injured in a shooting. |
| Four sources have confirmed to Guardian Australia that two officers have been killed and another wounded in the shooting. | |
| None were authorised to comment on the incident and only one had been directly briefed on the incident by police. | None were authorised to comment on the incident and only one had been directly briefed on the incident by police. |
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| Officers attended the property about 300km north-east of Melbourne on Tuesday morning to serve a warrant, The Age reported. | |
| One officer was shot in the thigh and two were unaccounted for, the report said. | One officer was shot in the thigh and two were unaccounted for, the report said. |
| The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has expressed concern for police officers involved in the incident. | The prime minister, Anthony Albanese, has expressed concern for police officers involved in the incident. |
| “Our thoughts are with the police for the work they do, each and every day,” he said. | “Our thoughts are with the police for the work they do, each and every day,” he said. |
| “The men and women who wear … the uniform of the police force, take risks each and every day.” | “The men and women who wear … the uniform of the police force, take risks each and every day.” |
| Albanese said the Victorian police commissioner would provide an update later in the afternoon. | |
| In a statement, Victoria police would not confirm those details but did say that officers were at a property in Porepunkah. | In a statement, Victoria police would not confirm those details but did say that officers were at a property in Porepunkah. |
| “This is still an active incident and we will provide more information when it’s operationally safe to do so. | “This is still an active incident and we will provide more information when it’s operationally safe to do so. |
| “We ask people avoid the area,” the statement said. | “We ask people avoid the area,” the statement said. |
| A spokesperson for Porepunkah primary school confirmed the school was in lockdown. | A spokesperson for Porepunkah primary school confirmed the school was in lockdown. |
| Earlier, the school’s principal, Jill Gillies, told the ABC they were advised to not let the students out at 11.30am. | Earlier, the school’s principal, Jill Gillies, told the ABC they were advised to not let the students out at 11.30am. |
| “We were told there was an incident near the school,” she said. | “We were told there was an incident near the school,” she said. |
| The Australian federal police commissioner, Reece Kershaw, said there were “grave concerns” for some of the police officers involved in the incident. | |
| “Just from the police blue family, the wider family across Australia and overseas, our thoughts and prayers are with Victoria police right now,” he said. | “Just from the police blue family, the wider family across Australia and overseas, our thoughts and prayers are with Victoria police right now,” he said. |
| “We hope that they are all safe and well, however, we’re hearing there are some grave concerns for some of those police officers and our hearts go out to the community. | “We hope that they are all safe and well, however, we’re hearing there are some grave concerns for some of those police officers and our hearts go out to the community. |
| Victoria’s premier, Jacinta Allan, said the state’s thoughts were with the police force. | |
| “Victoria police officers, and all our first responders, show extraordinary bravery and courage every single day. They are the best of us – and the thoughts of all Victorians are with them today,” Allan said in a statement on X. | |
| Allan said she had been briefed by the chief commissioner of Victoria police and urged people to avoid the area. | |
| The Victorian opposition leader, Brad Battin, said his thoughts were with the police community after reports an officer had been injured in a shooting. | |
| “We want to send our thoughts and our strength out to Victoria police members who are hearing some of the news coming through at the moment,” he told reporters. | “We want to send our thoughts and our strength out to Victoria police members who are hearing some of the news coming through at the moment,” he told reporters. |
| “We know that when Victoria police members get out of bed every day and go to work, they go to work with risk.” | “We know that when Victoria police members get out of bed every day and go to work, they go to work with risk.” |
| More details soon … | More details soon … |