Victoria's state coroner determined that a special operative acted appropriately in fatally shooting fugitive Stanley Turvey during a manhunt on September 20, 2023.

Victoria's state coroner has found that a special operative acted appropriately when he fatally shot fugitive Stanley Turvey, who led police on a three-day manhunt. Turvey was shot in the chest three times on September 20, 2023, after previously pointing a sawn-off shotgun at officers and fleeing from a property in Victoria's northeast. Turvey had a history of violence, having been previously jailed for rape and false imprisonment.