Police shot through window at a driver caught allegedly breaching Melbourne's curfew. Photo / Twitter
Police shot through window at a driver caught allegedly breaching Melbourne's curfew. Photo / Twitter
Police have opened fire through a car window after a driver breached Covid-19 curfew restrictions in Melbourne and then allegedly drove his vehicle towards officers.
Victoria Police's Public Order Response Team was patrolling a street in southwestern Melbourne around 1.20am on Saturday when they saw a man pull his vehicleinto a service station on the Princess Highway at Altona Meadows.
Officers approached the man and ordered him to turn off his vehicle.
Instead he ignored the command and allegedly drove his car towards them, forcing one officer to discharge his firearm through the vehicle window.
Police have been forced to shoot through a 64YO driver’s window after he drove at them at an Altona Meadows servo. It was 1.20am & officers asked him to stop so they could question why he was out after curfew. He’s now in hospital (medical cond) under guard @9NewsMelbpic.twitter.com/CwOR9Oz2o9
Victoria's current Covid-19 curfew is in place between the hours of 8pm and 5am, with exceptions only for persons attending work, medical care or care-giving.