Police search for attacker after man shot dead in busy nightlife area in Melbourne

Victoria police say a man was found with fatal gunshot wound on Langford Street in North Melbourne at about 3.15am

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A large-scale homicide investigation is under way after a man was fatally shot, triggering “horribly emotional” scenes in a busy nightlife area in inner Melbourne on Saturday morning.

Victoria police said emergency services were called to Langford Street in North Melbourne at about 3.15am after a man was found with a gunshot wound.

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