{"id":17888,"date":"2025-07-24T06:35:12","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T06:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/17888\/"},"modified":"2025-07-24T06:35:12","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T06:35:12","slug":"man-shot-stabbed-and-hit-with-hammer-after-waking-to-armed-intruders-in-melbourne-home","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/17888\/","title":{"rendered":"Man shot, stabbed and hit with hammer after waking to armed intruders in Melbourne home"},"content":{"rendered":"

A\ufeff man is fighting serious injuries in hospital after he was shot, stabbed and repeatedly hit with a hammer during a home invasion in Melbourne’s<\/a> north-west overnight.<\/p>\n

Five hooded and masked offenders broke into a house on Trentham Drive in Gladstone Park just before 1.30am where a couple were sleeping inside, Armed Crime Squad Detective Inspector Adam Tilley said.<\/p>\n

A 60-year-old man awoke to the disturbance and confronted the group near the kitchen.<\/p>\n

\"It'sIt’s alleged multiple offenders broke into a house on Trentham Drive in Gladstone Park just before 1.30am where a couple were sleeping inside. (Nine)<\/p>\n

The group, who were armed with a hammer, knives and a gun, allegedly placed the firearm in the man’s mouth and made demands for cash.<\/p>\n

Police said they also repeatedly asked for another male, who is known to police but does not live at the \ufeffhome.<\/p>\n

When he was unable to comply with their demands, the 60-year-old was shot, repeatedly stabbed and struck with a hammer multiple times, Tilley said.<\/p>\n

The ordeal lasted for five to 10 minutes, after which the group left the man on the floor and entered a bedroom where a 57-year-old woman was in bed.<\/p>\n

The group allegedly threatened her with a gun before they fled the scene in a white vehicle.<\/p>\n

\"DetectivesDetectives from the forensics team examined the scene today. (Nine)<\/p>\n

She was not physically injured.<\/p>\n

The man was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where he is receiving treatment for serious but non-life-threatening injuries.<\/p>\n

The man was shot in the arm and suffered “multiple strikes” to his upper body, lower body and head region, Tilley said.\ufeff<\/p>\n

Early indications suggest the couple were innocent victims and are not known to police, according to Tilley.<\/p>\n

\"AA large crime scene has been set up at the Gladstone Park home. (Nine)<\/p>\n

“To be woken by five offenders, let alone armed with firearms, knives and also a hammer, is extremely concerning to us and that’s why we’re really seeking the public’s support,” Tilley said.<\/p>\n

“If anyone has information, please come forward to either contact their local police station or Crimestoppers.”<\/p>\n

Safety messaging has been conveyed to the man \ufeffwho was named by the offenders during the assault.<\/p>\n

\"ArmedArmed Crime Squad Detective Inspector Adam Tilley urged the public to come forward with information. (Nine)<\/p>\n

Tilley said he has not been in contact with police at this stage.<\/p>\n

“We have been making enquiries to identify his current location, we obviously have concerns for his safety.<\/p>\n

“We’d obviously like to speak to him in person and convey our concerns to him.”\ufeff<\/p>\n

The offenders remain on the run.\ufeff<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A\ufeff man is fighting serious injuries in hospital after he was shot, stabbed and repeatedly hit with a…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":17889,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[43,44,41,39,42,40],"class_list":["post-17888","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-headlines","tag-headlines","tag-news","tag-top-news","tag-top-stories","tag-topnews","tag-topstories"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17888","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17888"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17888\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17889"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17888"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17888"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17888"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}