By Esther Lauaki
The homicide squad is investigating after a man’s body was found with a rifle nearby in Bulla.
The body was found laying in dirt, next to a shed near some abandoned cars on a farm at Sunbury Road just before midday on Thursday, police said.
A large rifle was found a short distance away from his body.
Witnesses told media at the scene that they saw three men yelling and arguing with police out the front of the property soon after the body was found.
A large police presence remained at the scene late on Thursday night.
A police car with headlights beaming blocked off the entry into a long, dirt driveway into the property.
Two signs, advertising a demolition and bobcat business, hung on a barbed wire fence outside the property near old tyres and a pile of broken bricks.
It’s believed the body was found deep in the property.
The nearest house was about 500 metres away.
Distraught family members pulled up in cars on Thursday afternoon as forensic police combed the area.
The homicide squad remained at the scene, while SES volunteers scoured nearby bushland.
The exact circumstances surrounding the death are yet to be determined.
Police said that the exact circumstances surrounding the man’s death were still to be determined.
Anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or submit a confidential report online at www.crimestoppersvic.com.au
~The Age
