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Suspected Melb gunman arrested after siege

A man who allegedly walked down a Melbourne street armed with a gun has been arrested following a late-night police siege.

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A man suspected of walking down a Melbourne street with a gun has been arrested following a siege. (AAP)

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A man suspected of walking down the street with a gun and pulling it on a group of teenagers has been arrested following a siege in Melbourne.

The 42-year-old surrendered early on Friday after dozens of police including the air-wing and the dog squad surrounded a house in Hoppers Crossing.

Locals posted online that the man had pulled a shotgun on a group of teenagers.

An unidentified gun was later found at the house.

The man was charged with conduct endangering person and other firearms offences.

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He will face the Werribee Magistrates Court on February 15, 2016.

The siege was only a few kilometres from a police tactical operation earlier in the night, where three people were arrested over a police shooting.


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