Woman dead and man injured in police shooting

Officers had found a man and were arresting him when a vehicle was driven at one of the officers, police said in a statement. 

The car hit the male senior constable, who opened fire on the vehicle, hitting the 34-year-old female driver and 26-year-old male passenger. 

The woman died at the scene, the man suffered non-life threatening injuries, and the officer was taken to hospital with serious but non-life threatening injuries.

Homicide detectives are investigating the incident, and will be overseen by the Victoria Police Professional Standards Command.