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Man killed in targeted shooting in Melbourne

Sydney, July 31 (UNI) A man was fatally shot in a suspected targeted attack on Thursday in the northern suburbs of Melbourne in Australia's state of Victoria.
Police in the state of Victoria said on Thursday that the 21-year-old male victim was approached and shot by an unknown man in a laneway behind a home in Wollert, about 24 km north of central Melbourne, shortly before 9 a.m. local time.
Emergency services attended and attempted to revive the 21-year-old, but he was declared deceased at the scene. The offender fled the scene in a vehicle.
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