With AAP.
A crowd of thousands who had gathered for a boxing tournament at Melbourne Pavillion on Friday night scattered from the building, after a man was shot dead on the pavement outside.
Heavily armed Victorian Police swarmed to the area shortly after 10pm after witnesses heard multiple shots outside the venue on Racecourse Road, Kensington, a suburb near the city’s CBD.
It’s believed the gunman opened fire in a targeted attack, before fleeing on foot.
A man was pronounced dead at the scene, while two others were found with gunshot wounds. The area was placed into lockdown, with surrounding roads blocked and trams stopped.
KENSINGTON SHOOTING: Forensics assess the road outside the Melbourne Pavilion after a man was shot dead on the pavement – and 2 others injured – during a boxing match. @7NewsMelbourne @sunriseon7 pic.twitter.com/qwCXNJOgJl
— Jodi Lee (@jodilee_7) March 1, 2019
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Should have had a Melbourne writer cover it. Kensington is not "in Melbourne's CBD" as the headline says. It's a full 4kms & 2 suburbs outside of it. Quite the difference.
Some of the things you'll find between the Melbourne CBD and Kensington (all apparently much smaller than I remember). The Royal Melbourne Hospital. The Royal Women's Hospital. The Royal Children's Hospital. Melbourne Zoo. Arden Street (North Melbourne Football Clubs training ground.
The CBD and Kensington, practically touching...