Two men have been rushed to hospital with gunshots wounds after a late-night shooting which forced a McDonald’s carpark into lockdown.
Police were called to Friendship Drive in Tarneit in Melbourne’s west shortly after midnight on Wednesday following reports of gunshots.
Officers launched a search but could not locate anyone.
They found an injured man on Tarneit Rd a short time later suffering from a gunshot wound to his hand.
He was taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
A McDonald’s carpark is in lockdown after a late night shooting in Melbourne’s west
A second man was then found with upper body injuries near businesses on Derrimut Road.
It is believed he was shot at least once.
He was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. He remains in a critical but stable condition.
A nearby McDonald’s carpark was cordoned off as a crime scene.
Police examined two vehicles, which included a Mercedes with a damaged rear bumper bar.
Shoes and other discarded belongings were strewn nearby.
No arrests have been made.
‘Police are yet to establish the exact circumstances as to what has occurred and the investigation is ongoing,’ a police statement read.
Those at McDonald’s at the time told Sunrise that they didn’t hear or see any gunshots but believe at least one of the wounded men were driven to the fast food restaurant.
Anyone with information is urged to call Crime Stoppers.
Police surrounded an abandoned Mercedes which appeared to be damaged
Two men have been rushed to hospital following a late night shooting in Tarneit