Police are probing two shootings in the Latrobe Valley just six days apart
Specialist gun crime detectives are investigating two shootings in the Latrobe Valley after two men in their 30s presented to hospital with gunshot wounds.
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Specialist gun crime detectives are investigating two shootings in the space of six days in the Latrobe Valley.
The Herald Sun can reveal the latest shooting happened at Churchill last Saturday night and is being examined by armed crime squad officers from Victoria Police crime command.
The 34-year-old victim was at a house in Fraser Crescent about 11.30pm when he was shot in the lower body.
He was taken to a local hospital and treated for injuries described by police as not life-threatening.
The motive for the shooting is not publicly known.
That attack came six days after Traralgon man Brenton Brown, 30, was shot at an unknown location.
He was taken to Latrobe Regional Hospital with a bullet in his back.
No arrests have been made over the wounding of Mr Brown, who declined to cooperate with investigators.
It is unclear whether there is any connection between that shooting and the Churchill incident, both of which are in the hands of the armed crime squad.
Anyone with information can call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or visit the website www.crimestoppersvic.com.au.
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