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Police hunt gunmen after shots fired outside kindergarten

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Campbell, E. (2026, October 14). Police hunt gunmen after shots fired outside kindergarten. The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/victoria/police-hunt-gunmen-after-shots-fired-outside-kindergarten-20261014-p615n8.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-14 · by Eleanor Campbell

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Police are searching for two suspected gunmen involved in a drive-by shooting near Dawson Street Preschool in Tullamarine, Melbourne, following a road rage incident that started earlier on a nearby street. The suspects fled the scene after firing multiple shots and abandoning their damaged white Hyundai vehicle near the kindergarten. No injuries were reported from the incident.
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Police are investigating reports of gunshots fired in Tullamarine, Melbourne's north-west, just after 3pm on October 14, 2026, following a road rage incident involving an Isuzu utility and a Hyundai SUV. The shots were reportedly linked to a previous altercation between the two vehicles. Witnesses near Dawson Street Preschool heard multiple gunshots; however, no injuries have been reported. The suspects fled in a getaway vehicle after abandoning the damaged white Hyundai on a nature strip nearby. Two victims from the Isuzu utility went directly to Broadmeadows Police Station to report the incident. Police established crime scenes at May Street and Dawson Street, collecting evidence from both locations.

Written for “Shots Fired In Tullamarine Incident” on 2026-10-30, grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.

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📰 Shots Fired In Tullamarine Incident
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“The articles describe different incidents; Article A reports a drive-by shooting near a kindergarten, while Article B mentions a 'targeted' shooting of a man.”
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Who wrote this

Eleanor Campbell
7 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
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🔮 “It is extremely out of character for him to be out of contact, and if he could manage to, he would know how worried we all are and make every effort to get a message across,” Anita said.
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Topics

Hyundai Isuzu Melbourne Tullamarine

Subjects

Hyundai ORG · 1× Isuzu ORG · 1× Melbourne GPE · 1× Tullamarine GPE · 1×

Narrative

Two suspected gunmen are on the run after a road rage incident descended into a drive-by shooting near a kindergarten in Melbourne’s north-west.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-14
2026-10-14 · The Sydney Morning Herald
Police hunt gunmen after shots fired outside kindergarten · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Two suspected gunmen are on the run after a road rage incident descended into a drive-by shooting near a kindergarten in Melbourne’s north-west. asserted
incident → suspect → west
Police were called to a Dawson Street in Tullamarine about 3.15pm following reports of gunshots after two vehicles collided. asserted
vehicles → call → gunshots
The incident was spurred on by an earlier road rage incident on a nearby street, police said. asserted
police → spur → street
Multiple gunshots were later heard by witnesses near Dawson Street Preschool. asserted
gunshots → hear → Preschool
Two suspected offenders in a white Hyundai fled the scene in a getaway vehicle after it was dumped on a nature strip near the kindergarten. asserted
it → suspect → kindergarten
Images show the P-plated vehicle crashed into a tree, with its front and side doors severely damaged. asserted
doors → show → tree
Two victims, who were travelling inside in an Isuzu utility, went to Broadmeadows Police Station where the incident was reported by police. asserted
incident → travel → police
No one was injured. asserted
one → injure → ?
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