Man shot by police after fatal stabbing in Melbourne's north-west

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Man shot by police after fatal stabbing in Melbourne's north-west
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A man has been shot and critically injured by police following a fatal stabbing at a home in Hillside, Melbourne. Police were called to the scene following reports of a stabbing, where they found a 61-year-old man dead on the front lawn. A confrontation ensued between officers and a knife-wielding man inside the home, leading to police firing shots that hit the suspect in the lower body.

An incident in Melbourne 's north-west has left one man dead and another in a critical condition after he was shot by police.

When police arrived they found a 61-year-old man with critical injuries on the front lawn of the Chris Court address.A man has been shot by police following a fatal stabbing in Melbourne's north west this morning. Police said they then heard a scream from inside the home, where they were confronted by a man with a knife, who advanced towards them after failed negotiations.

Emergency services were called to a home in Hillside, north of Caroline Springs just before 7am with reports a person had been stabbed.

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