Turnbull Road, Ardmona that was blocked off as the police operation took place.
The search for wanted man Stanley Turvey is over, police have confirmed with a fatal police shooting occurring in Ardmona this morning.
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Victoria Police’s Special Operations Group attended an address in Ardmona, just after 10.15am on September 20.
The tactical officers were acting on information that Mr Turvey was at the address.
Police said SOG operatives were confronted by Mr Turvey, who was allegedly armed, and subsequently shot him.
First aid was provided and paramedics declared him deceased at the scene.
Homicide Squad detectives will investigate the incident with oversight by Professional Standards Command, as per standard procedure.
The State Coroner has also been notified.
Today’s incident follows a significant search across regional Victoria by police for Turvey over the past three days.
A warrant was out for Turvey following several incidents where he fired a gunshot, evaded police and was involved in a kidnapping in the Shepparton area on Monday, September 18.
Police were at a property in Katandra West as part of an investigation to arrest Turvey when he approached police armed with a firearm just after midday on Monday.
Turvey was challenged by police to drop the weapon when he fired a shot into the air before fleeing the scene in a vehicle.
Police commenced a search for Turvey and the vehicle and a short time later, a police unit lost control and rolled on Creighton Road in Katandra West.
Both officers received minor injuries and were taken to hospital for observation and have since been released.
Turvey then stopped at a random residence in Youanmite where he forced a male resident at gunpoint to drive him to Finley in NSW.
It is believed the male was then released in Finley and was not physically injured.
He then arrived in Yarrawonga where, armed with a firearm assaulted a woman and stole a vehicle in Witt Street, Yarrawonga just before 10am yesterday.
He fled in a white coloured Toyota Hi-Lux Dual cab utility, making his way back towards Shepparton with the hunt moving back to the Goulburn Valley yesterday afternoon before police confirmed they recovered a white 2020 Toyota HiLux ute in Fraser St, Tatura.
Turnbull Rd, Ardmona was blocked off at the Midland Hwy intersection around 10am as a strong police presence was on scene and the concluding incidents occurred.
Victorian Police media said they would like to thank the community for assisting police with this investigation.
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