Father-of-three gunned down in brutal ambush
Father-of-three show in front of family
Police in Melbourne are hunting a group of armed men after a father was shot and killed in a brutal gang attack.
The 39-year-old victim was shot in the chest as he opened the front door of his friend's Melbourne home on Saturday afternoon.
The victim's three children, all under the age of six, were reportedly sleeping in the house at the time of the attack.
However, police don't think the victim was the offenders' intended target.
Neighbours reportedly confirmed the victim did not live at the house where he was shot and had come to help over a debt issue.
One neighbour said: “I saw a man holding a bat or plank of wood, screaming ‘someone is going to die’.”
Police discovered the man's body when they went to an address in Epping in Melbourne's north to investigate reports of gunshots being heard just after 11pm.
They also found a second man with leg injuries that are not life threatening.
It's believed a number of offenders may have fled on foot after the shooting.
The man's neighbour, nurse Debbie Tuckerman called police when she heard about six shots being fired.
She then put her medical training into action.
"I just immediately went over there, tried to find a pulse. Couldn't find it ... we all did our best," she told ABC Radio.
"In this time, the ambulance arrived, so I just assisted them."
Detective Senior Sergeant Shane O'Connell praised Ms Tuckerman for trying to save the victim.
"I'm aware that the lady came out of her house, identified herself as a nurse and made herself available to police prior to ambulance attendance and she did conduct CPR until ambulance personnel arrived," he said.
He is also appealing for any witnesses to contact police.
"It's a fairly horrendous incident to have more than one person attend an address at this late hour in a residential neighbourhood," he said.
"It is of grave concern to us and it is for that reason that we seek assistance from the public."
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or www.crimestoppers.com.au.
