A man has been repeatedly shot at a Melbourne tattoo parlour after a fight broke out, with the shooter still on the run and anti-bikie police called in to investigate.
The victim, aged in his 30s, was shot at Nitro Ink in Hampton Park about 1.15pm on Thursday and was taken to hospital with upper body injuries.
The shooting happened after an "altercation" at the tattoo shop, Victoria Police spokeswoman Leading Senior Constable Natalie Dean said.
"Investigators have located a burnt out vehicle in Robjant Street in Hampton Park but it has not yet been confirmed that this is the same vehicle the offender fled in," she said.
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Officers from Taskforce Echo, which targets outlaw bikie gangs, are investigating.
A worker at a nearby diner spoke to AAP shortly after the shooting.
"I'm guessing it might have been a targeted shooting. They didn't ask for anything they just shot him," he said.
A nearby car park is cordoned off.
The victim has been taken to the Alfred Hospital and is in a serious but stable condition.
