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Charges laid over fatal Victoria shooting

A man has died in a shooting outside his property in regional Victoria, with a man known to the victim charged with murder.
Karen SweeneyBy Karen Sweeney
Homicide detectives are investigating after a man was killed in an apparent shooting in Victoria.

Charges laid over fatal Victoria shooting

A man has died in a shooting outside his property in regional Victoria, with a man known to the victim charged with murder.
Karen SweeneyBy Karen Sweeney

A man has been charged with murder after a shooting outside a rural property in northern Victoria.

The 55-year-old male victim went outside his property at Numurkah near the NSW border on Thursday night before a gunshot was heard.

He was discovered injured and died at the scene.

A 58-year-old Caniambo man was later arrested and has been charged with murder.

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He is due to face Shepparton Magistrates Court later on Friday.

Police say both men were known to each other.

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