Melbourne, July 31
A man has been shot dead by police after assaulting a woman at a property east of Melbourne in Australia's state of Victoria.
A police statement said on Wednesday night that officers were called to reports of the assault in the town of Yarra Junction, about 55 km east of Melbourne, at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday.
Two officers arrived and observed the man assaulting a woman. As a result of the confrontation, one of the officers fired their gun and struck the man.
Ambulance crews were called to the scene, but he could not be revived.
The woman was airlifted to the hospital to be treated for serious injuries.
According to police, the man and woman were known to each other. A crime scene has been established, and detectives from the homicide squad will investigate the incident, reports news agency.
In a similar incident on July 24, a man was hospitalised with serious injuries after being shot during a violent home invasion in Melbourne.