A man has been shot dead in Melbourne’s north, with police investigating whether it was a targeted attack.
The victim, who is yet to be formally identified, was shot on Mahoneys Road in Reservoir about 11.50pm on Tuesday.
Police are investigating whether a burnt-out car found nearby in Thomastown shortly afterwards is linked to the shooting.
Homicide squad detectives remain at the scene. No arrests have been made.
Mahoneys Road was closed in both directions overnight but has since re-opened.
There have been at least five shootings in Melbourne over the last two weeks.
On October 13, shots were fired into a home in Caroline Springs. The following day, a road-rage incident turned into a drive-by shooting in Tullamarine.
On October 15, a man was shot dead, execution-style, at his front door in Wollert , while three days later, two men were critically injured in a shooting in Dallas .
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