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Moment police shoot armed man in stomach captured in security footage

The moment police shot an armed man in the stomach as he tries to escape has been captured in security camera footage.

Adrian Turra, 26, had been running from police along Stud Road, at Dandenong, in Melbourne’s south east, with a gun in his hand, when he allegedly threatened the driver of a BMW stopped in traffic and tried to steal the car, trying to jump into the driver’s seat.

As the two officers closed in on him police allege Turra had pointed his weapon at them.

The security footage captured the moment Turra dropped to the ground after police officers opened fire on him, shooting up to five rounds and hitting him twice.

Dramatic footage of Adrian Turra falling to the ground after being shot twice by police was captured by security footage.
Dramatic footage of Adrian Turra falling to the ground after being shot twice by police was captured by security footage.

Officers can be seen keeping their distance from the offender as they wait for support to arrive to take the wounded Turra into custody.

Nearby resident Yuriy Donskikh said he was frightened by the sound of the shooting.

“I heard shooting and I was so scared and dropped to the floor,” he said.

Both officers are Constables and had been in the job for less than four years.

Footage of Turra running from police through Melbourne streets was captured by several security cameras.
Footage of Turra running from police through Melbourne streets was captured by several security cameras.

Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Graham Ashton defended the actions of the officers.

“If you are going to take that decision to pull a firearm out in a public place and start threatening people with it, that’s going to have very grave consequences for that person,” Chief Commissioner Ashton said.

He said luckily such shooting instances were rare.

“The fact is we are dealing with quite violence offending at the moment and quite reckless behavior from a core group of recidivist offenders.

“Our police are highly trained and they’re trained in the use of lethal force to protect themselves and the community.”

Victoria Police Assistant Commissioner Robert Hill said he was proud of his officers.

“Being threatened with a firearm, where they could have potentially lost their life, certainly that will impact on them,” he said.

“They have done an exceptional job, as far as I am concerned, facing some trying and challenging circumstances.”

Turra, who was known to police, had been a passenger in a car pulled over by the two officers, before getting out of the car running away from them.

The 48-year-old woman, who was driving the car was arrested, but released without charge.

Police said Turra is not yet fit to be interviewed and remains in a stable condition in hospital.