Victorian election candidate finds bullet holes in campaign sign
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A bullet hole was found in one of Lachlan McKeeman's corflutes. (ABC News: Erin Someville)
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A country Victorian election candidate has had bullets shot through one of his campaign signs.
A volunteer for independent candidate for Benambra, Lachlan McKeeman, discovered the bullet holes in the sign at Rutherglen yesterday.
What's next?
Police are investigating, amid calls for an end to violence and intimidation in politics.
Police are investigating after bullet holes were found in a political sign in north-east Victoria.
The campaign sign for independent candidate for Benambra Lachlan McKeeman was in a paddock on private property at Rutherglen on Trimbles Lane.
A campaign volunteer for Mr McKeeman discovered the bullet holes in the sign yesterday morning.
The image on the sign had also been defaced.
The sign is believed to have been damaged between 6pm Tuesday and 8am yesterday.
Police said it was not clear whether the shots were politically motivated.
The alleged shooting comes amid calls for increased civility in politics.
Lachlan McKeeman laying flowers at Helen Haines's office. (ABC News: Sarah Krieg)
"Following the incidents involving Dr Helen Haines and the One Nation volunteer in Torquay, we should all draw the same line: violence and intimidation, in all their forms, have no place in our democracy or society," Mr McKeeman said in a statement.
"I want to be clear: I'm determined to win this election, because it's our opportunity to turn the page on divisive politics, and choose hope, decency and get politics working for us."
Lachlan McKeeman released a statement to social media after the bullet hole was found. (Supplied: Facebook)
Police investigations are still underway into the alleged attack on Indi MP Helen Haines outside her electoral office in Wangaratta last month.
Victoria Police said detectives were not treating the assault of a One Nation volunteer in Torquay on Sunday as politically motivated.
Anyone with information about the Rutherglen incident should call CrimeStoppers.
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