A fatal police shooting has occurred this morning in the search for Stanley Turvey who was wanted on warrant.
Victoria Police’s Special Operations Group (SOG) attended an address in Ardmona, near Shepparton, just after 10.15am on 20 September.
The tactical officers were acting on information Turvey was at the address.
SOG operatives were confronted by Turvey, who was armed, and subsequently shot him.
First aid was provided and paramedics declared him deceased at the scene.
Homicide Squad detectives will investigate the incident with oversight by Professional Standards Command, as per standard procedure.
The State Coroner has also been notified.
Today’s incident follows a significant search across regional Victoria by police for Turvey over the past three days.
We would like to thank the community for assisting police with this investigation.
