Police investigate whether man shot dead outside Melbourne home linked to mafia

Victoria police say the man was found in Greenvale just after 4.30am but could not be revived

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A man has been shot dead in an ambush as he walked on his driveway to go to work at his suburban Melbourne home.

The man was found outside a Buchanan Place home in Greenvale, about 20km north of Melbourne’s CBD, just after 4.30am on Tuesday.

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