Man accidentally shoots himself
A man has accidentally shot himself with a homemade gun in Melbourne’s southeast.
The incident happened in the early hours of Monday in a Dandenong laneway.
The man has been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injures.
Police and ambulance crews were called to an alleyway off Scott Street about 1.15am on Monday.
A 37-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound.
Police found a homemade firearm nearby and have set up a crime scene.
“It is believed the man accidentally discharged the firearm at himself,” a police spokesperson said.
Police are investigating, and anyone with information can contact Crime Stoppers.
