Man to be charged with making false report over attempted carjacking

A man who claimed he was shot at in attempted carjacking outside a popular shopping centre in Vermont South this morning is expected to be charged with making a false report.

A MAN who claimed he was shot at in attempted carjacking is expected to be charged with making a false report. Generic picture: iStock

A man who claimed he was shot at in attempted carjacking is expected to be charged with making a false report.

The man told police a man approached his car at traffic lights at the corner of Burwood Highway and Hanover Rd — outside Vermont South Shopping Centre — about 10.50am, brandishing a gun and demanding he get out of his car.

The man went on to claim that when he refused to get out of his car the man fired a shot through the car’s side window before running away.

But police have revealed that “the incident has not occurred as reported”.

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“Investigators have spoken extensively to the man involved who is expected to be charged with making a false report,” police said in a statement.