POLICE say they shot a man after he threatened an officer with a handgun during a confrontation in the car park of Melbourne's Etihad Stadium.
The man, in his 30s, is being treated in the Royal Melbourne Hospital for gunshot wounds.
Commander Rick Nugent said four plain clothes officers had been in the car park investigating stolen cars when they saw the man approach one of the vehicles.
An officer approached him, identified himself and requested to speak with him before he produced a gun from his pants and threatened the officer, Cmdr Nugent said.
"He was threatening the policeman with the firearm and moving towards him and the policeman sought cover," he told reporters.
"Other police came to his aid, one of whom produced his firearm and shot this male person.
"The members were threatened by a male with a firearm and they had to resort to the use of a firearm.
"It doesn't appear he did fire at police but we're still investigating that."
Cmdr Nugent was unable to say how many times the man was shot or where he was hit.
The wounded man has been arrested along with three other men in their 20s in relation to the stolen cars.
Witness Theo Karanikos saw the man on the ground next to a car, screaming that he was in pain.
"I could just see him lying on the ground," Mr Karanikos told reporters at the scene.
"He was just yelling that he was in pain and wanted help."
Seven Network cameraman Chris Martin said he heard a lot of screaming.
"I heard a few popping noises and then a lot of screaming, get down and all that kind of thing," he told Fairfax Radio.
"And then just police came from everywhere."
The man was in a stable condition in hospital after being shot about 3.10pm (AEDT).
Cmdr Nugent said the incident would be investigated by the crime command area of Victoria Police and would be oversighted by the ethical standards department and the Office of Police Integrity.
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