Victoria police officers given shoot-to-kill powers to stop vehicle attacks

Victorian police have been told they can use lethal force to stop a vehicle attack, after six people were killed in the Bourke Street rampage.

Police are seen at an incident on Bourke Street in Melbourne.

File photo Source: AAP


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By Peyman Jamali




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