Guns found near scene of fatal shooting in Melbourne park

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Two firearms are recovered in a Melbourne park where a 41-year-old man was shot in what police are calling a targeted shooting.

Two guns have been found at the site of Friday night's"targeted" shooting in a Melbourne park, police say.Police would not confirm reports that children found the weapons after authorities earlier conducted a line search

The shooting is the latest in a spate of fatal shootings in Melbourne including one at a Prahran nightclub A 41-year old man from Carnegie was found dead in Fawkner Park, in South Yarra, in Melbourne's inner south, following the shooting around 7:40pm.Police initially said no firearms had been discovered but now say two weapons were recovered.

However, in a statement today they would not comment on reports the guns were found by children in the park.

 

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