Police reportedly identify detained driver of Melbourne deadly rampage

  21 January 2017    Read: 1281
Police reportedly identify detained driver of Melbourne deadly rampage
Man accused of deliberately driving into a crowd of pedestrians in Australia’s Melbourne has been identified as Dimitrious Gargasoulas, media reported on Friday, citing the local police.
Earlier on Friday, the driver was taken into custody after he used a stolen car to drive into pedestrians in the Bourke Street mall at approximately 1.30p.m. (02:30 GMT).

The 26-year-old Gargasoulas was known to police and had been released on bail last weekend, following assault charges, the Herald Sun reported, citing Victoria Police.

Gargasoulas received bullet wounds, in the process of being apprehended, and is now being treated for non-life threatening injuries in custody.
Victoria Police confirmed the deaths of four people as a result of the incident, with more than 20 others injured.

The police stressed that it was not a terrorism-related incident.

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