Police release CCTV footage of ‘targeted’ shooting on Melbourne street

Man shot in ankle in broad daylight in Fawkner in Melbourne’s northern suburbs

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Police probing a brazen street shooting say the “planned and targeted attack” could have hurt innocent bystanders.

A man was shot in the ankle after allegedly being lured to a home in Fawkner, in Melbourne’s north, under the pretence of providing a quote for a trades job.

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