Man found with gunshot wound after crash
Emergency crews were called to the corner of Donald Cameron Drive and Bridgewater Rd in Roxburgh Park at about 7pm on Sunday, after reports a car had careened through a park fence and crashed into a tree.
The driver of the white Toyota was injured in the crash and found with a gunshot wound to his lower body.
The man was rushed to hospital with life-threatening injuries. The man was found after the Toyota collided with a tree. 9News Credit: News Corp Australia
The circumstances leading to the man's gunshot wound and crash are still to be established, with Armed Crime Squad detectives investigating.
Police do believe it was a targeted incident.
A crime scene has been established at the site of the crash and investigations remain ongoing.
Anyone who witnessed the incident had been encouraged to contact Crime Stoppers.
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