Four men charged over the shooting death of man in Oakleigh East
Four men including one aged 18 have been charged following the shooting death of a man in an Oakleigh East house on the weekend. Residents have spoken of their shock, describing the area as “peaceful”.
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A man has been charged with the shooting murder of a man in an Oakleigh East apartment.
Police charged a 56-year-old with murder and aggravated home invasion.
Three other men, including a teenager, have been charged with aggravated home invasion and assault.
The victim, 44, was shot in his Clayton Rd home in the early hours of Saturday.
He later died in hospital.
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Two men from Doncaster East, aged 18 and 22, a Park Orchards man, 24, and the 56-year-old were arrested on Sunday afternoon and remanded to appear in the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court.
Their arrests came after search warrants were conducted by detectives from Crime Command, supported by the Special Operations Group.
Family members had been trying to visit patrons at the apartments, but were turned away as police established a crime scene.
A man, who did not want to be identified, said a man and a woman had lived at the address since mid-last year.
He said he thought the “Aussie” man was a tradesman as he was often wearing bright clothing and boots.
The couple was known to have parties at the house, with cars and people out front of the house.
He said they seemed like “normal” people and were always friendly.
“Shooting a guy is too much — it’s ridiculous,” he said.
Another resident who lives around the corner from the unit said he’d never heard of any trouble in the area.
“(It’s) actually quite peaceful,” he said.
Forensic investigators entered the unit, believed to be one of five in the complex, just before 10am.
Courtney Walker, who lives two doors down, said she went to the bathroom at 5am but didn’t hear anything.
“No one knew anything — I woke up at 7am to the police knocking on the door,” she said.
“We were googling what was happening.”
She said her housemate thought people had only recently moved into one of the units.
“We don’t really speak to the neighbours or anything,” she said. “It doesn’t even feel real.”
“It’s never happened in the neighbourhood before — I’ve always known Oakleigh to be quite homely.”
