A man in his 80s who was being chased by police after a brothel shooting has shot himself on a major freeway in Melbourne's north-west.
Police were pursuing the man after a shooting at a Brunswick brothel, Romantics, about an hour earlier.
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Dramatic arrest of Brunswick shooter
It's believed a man in his 80s who was involved in a shooting at a Brunswick brothel has been intercepted by police. Vision courtesy Seven News, Melbourne.
They approached his car, which had stopped on the Calder Freeway just after 11am, and found he had shot himself.
A police spokesman said the man appeared to have shot himself at some time before police approached the vehicle.
"Exactly where and when is yet to be determined," the spokesman said.
The man was arrested and has been taken to hospital in a serious condition.
It's believed he fired several shots outside the Romantics brothel.
The man fired several shots at the brothel about 9.50am. It which wasn't due to open until 10am.
The man had already fled the Colebrook Street brothel by the time police arrived and no one was injured in the shooting.
Superintendent Tony Langdon said police were still investigating the Taylors Lakes man's connection to the brothel.
He said police and special operations group officers were following the man "at a distance" on the Calder Freeway when he pulled over and emerged from his vehicle with a gunshot wound.
"At this stage it's too early to say what the reason for that is. It's very unusual circumstances."
Superintendent Langdon confirmed the man had shot at a person outside the business who then ran inside.
Shooting in Brunswick this morning - Colebrook St closed. No injuries. @3AW693 pic.twitter.com/Buegnc1cAv
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"We understand he shot at a person. No person was injured and that's very fortunate."
It's believed only one or two people were at the brothel at the time of the incident.
The shot man is in the Royal Melbourne Hospital in a serious condition and is yet to be interviewed by police.
"We're trying to establish why he was there and that will form part of our investigation," Mr Langdon said.
He confirmed the man had had dealings with police in the past but that was "some time ago".
More to come.