Man gunned down in Melbourne

A shooting incident occurred in the Australian city of Melbourne on Tuesday morning, leaving one man dead, reported Xinhua.

Just after 4:30 a.m. local time, the victim was found dead outside a property on Buchanan Place in Greenvale, a suburb about 20 km north of Melbourne's central business district.

Victoria Police said in a statement that paramedics tried to revive the man but he was later declared dead at the scene, whose identity was yet to be formally confirmed.

No arrests have been made at the current stage.

The exact circumstances surrounding the death were yet to be determined and a crime scene has been established, police said.