How three-hours standoff in Shepparton unfolded

A distressed man has been taken to hospital after a woman was assaulted and cars were damaged at a Goulburn Valley dealership.

Heavy armed police swarmed a property on the Goulburn Valley Highway at Kialla on Monday after a man assaulted a woman and damaged a number of cars at a dealership.

A Victoria Police spokeswoman said the critical incident response team headed to the scene after a 32-year-old Kialla man entered a store and assaulted a woman in an unprovoked attack.

Police have cordoned off the area after a man entered a property in an agitated state. Picture: Johnny Black

Afterwards he damaged a number of cars at a dealership on the Goulburn Valley Highway.

Officers cordoned off the area after the man entered the property in an agitated state shortly after 4pm.

It’s believed he was in a distressed and confused state at the time of the incidents.

On Tuesday, a Victoria Police spokeswoman confirmed the man surrendered to police without incident and was taken to hospital for assessment.

“The man will be interviewed at a later date in relation to the outstanding criminal matters following the incidents in Kialla,” she said.

No charges have been laid over the incidents.