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Fears after shooting near school bus in Victoria
Police fired at a stolen car that reversed into a bus and drove at officers in Geelong; two 37-year-olds were arrested, and several sustained minor injuries, police said.
- On Thursday about 3:40pm, Victoria Police fired at an allegedly stolen Kia Optima during a pursuit in Newtown, Geelong after air surveillance located the vehicle, leading to two arrests of a man and a woman.
- During an interception attempt, the Kia Optima, alleged stolen from New South Wales, reversed into a school bus on Latrobe Terrace in Newtown, Geelong while trying to evade responding officers.
- A 37-year-old man was shot and taken to hospital with non-life-threatening injuries, while the 37-year-old woman passenger and female driver taken to hospital with minor injuries under police guard.
- Armed Crime Squad detectives will investigate the discharge of police firearms with Professional Standards Command oversight, Victoria Police said the investigation is ongoing with no public threat.
- Video and social media footage show gunshots and terrified children as the incident unfolded, Chaz, witness, said `I was a little bit worried, especially when I started hearing shots`, and Commander Melissa Webbers said support will be available for students on the bus.
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Man shot by police outside Victorian school after stolen car crashes into school bus
Police have shot a man outside a Victorian school as an allegedly stolen car was driven at officers during a pursuit in Geelong.Terrified children ducked for cover inside a school bus as the allegedly stolen Kia Optima reversed into it near Matthew Flinders Girls' Secondary College in Newtown.Officers shot at the Kia as it allegedly sped at them and crashed into another vehicle. A man and a woman jumped out of the Kia and allegedly tried to flee…
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Leaning Left3Leaning Right3Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution38% Left, 37% Right
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- 38% of the sources lean Left, 37% of the sources lean Right
38% Left
L 38%
C 25%
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