An alleged domestic dispute between a stepfather and his stepson has ended with one dead and another fighting for life after being shot by police.
Police were called to a Chris Court home in Hillside, west of Melbourne, about 6.50am on Friday after reports a man had been stabbed.
When police arrived on scene, a 61-year-old man was found on the front lawn of the home with serious injuries.
Officers said they then heard a scream from the home, where they were reportedly confronted by a man with a knife, who approached them after failed negotiations. 9News reported.
The police fired several shots, both in the house and on the street, hitting the man in the lower body.
The man, in his 30s, was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital under police guard and remains in a critical but stable condition with injuries to his lower body.
It is believed that a heavily pregnant woman, believed to be the sister of the man shot by police, called triple zero when he showed up at the house unannounced and an altercation broke out between the two men.
Police shot a man moments after another man died about 6:50 a.m. Friday at a Chris Court home in Hillside. According to reports from the scene, the men were a stepson and his stepfather
Police are gathering at the tragic scene in Hillside on Friday
The pregnant woman, 27 years old, was taken to hospital for observation as a precaution.
Officers tried to resuscitate the 61-year-old, but he died at the scene.
Police allege they were then confronted by the younger man with an edged weapon.
Despite attempts at negotiations, the man ran outside, allegedly stabbed a police car tire and “walked toward one of the officers,” The era reported.
On Friday afternoon, Detective Dean Thomas told reporters that police were not looking for any other suspects in connection with the tragedy.
“We believe all parties knew each other and are treating this as a domestic violence incident,” he said.
Mr Thomas said the stepson did not live at the Hillside property and had turned up ‘unannounced’ on Friday morning.
Police remained on site throughout Friday
Reporters gathered at the crime scene where Inspector Thomas addressed them
Inspector Thomas said he had seen the officers’ bodycam footage and was confident the officers had done ‘everything they could’ to defuse the situation.
Relatives of the deceased told reporters at the scene that the incident was the result of a tragic domestic dispute.
Detectives from the Homicide Unit remain at the scene, which has been taped off, as they investigate the area for clues.
The police are calling on anyone with information to come forward.
There’s more to come.