Man shot dead by police east of Melbourne

A man has been shot dead by police after assaulting a woman at a property east of Melbourne in Australia's state of Victoria, reported Xinhua.

A police statement said on Wednesday night that officers were called to reports of the assault in the town of Yarra Junction, about 55 km east of Melbourne, at about 5:30 p.m. local time on Wednesday.

Two officers arrived and observed the man assaulting a woman. As a result of the confrontation, one of the officers fired their gun and struck the man.

Ambulance crews were called to the scene but he could not be revived.

The woman was airlifted to hospital to be treated for serious injuries.

According to police, the man and woman were known to each other. A crime scene has been established and detectives from the homicide squad will investigate the incident.