MOSCOW (Sputnik) — 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.
23 December 2016, 02:34 GMT
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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