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The hunt for a rogue gunman is entering its 3rd time aft constabulary recovered a stolen ute dumped successful Victoria's north.

Stanley Turvey was told to driblet his weapon arsenic constabulary tried to apprehension him astatine a spot successful Katandra West adjacent Shepparton connected Monday but he fired a changeable into nan aerial and fled successful a vehicle.

Police initiated a pursuit but their car mislaid power and rolled connected a state road, starring to officers suffering insignificant injuries.

Turvey stopped astatine a random location successful nan adjacent municipality of Youanmite, wherever he forced a man to thrust him to Finley crossed nan NSW border.

The resident was past released uninjured, constabulary said.

Turvey was believed to beryllium travelling successful a stolen achromatic Toyota inferior connected Tuesday aft he assaulted a female and stole nan conveyance astatine Yarrawonga astir 10am.

The stolen ute was recovered by constabulary connected Tuesday day successful Fraser Street astatine Tatura, southwest of Shepparton.

Additional constabulary person been sent to northeast Victoria.

Residents are advised not to attack Turvey if he is sighted and alternatively interaction triple-zero immediately.