One dead, three injured in Australia after shooting at Love Machine nightclub Melbourne
- Police said three people were wounded and one was still in critical condition
A shooting outside a popular Melbourne nightclub in Australia early on Sunday left one man dead and another fighting for his life, police said.
Police said four men were taken to hospital – two in a critical condition – after “multiple people were shot” outside the Love Machine club in the trendy inner-city suburb of Prahran early on Sunday morning. The victims were said to be three security guards and a patron waiting to get in.
“It would appear that shots have been discharged from a car in this area into a crowd that was standing outside the nightclub,” Victoria Police Inspector Andrew Stamper told reporters.
“This is just a horrendous act. It’s a busy nightclub, one of the main nightclubs in Melbourne in one of the main entertainment precincts in Melbourne.”
A 37-year-old security guard died in hospital and a 28-year-old man was in a critical condition. Two others aged 29 and 50 had non-life threatening injuries, police said.
Police were also appealing for anyone with video footage or information to come forward.