Police have issued a public appeal for information after a 26-year-old man was gunned down in Melbourne’s CBD in the early hours of Sunday morning.

The Seabrooke man was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital about 4.20am on Sunday by two other men who police believe are friends or acquaintances of the shooting victim.

The trio were standing outside an apartment building on Elizabeth Street when a car drove up to them and at least one shot was fired about 3.40am. Police believe the occupants of the car and shooting victim knew each other. Police established a crime scene at the corner of Franklin and Elizabeth streets on Sunday morning.

Detective Inspector Graham Banks said the deceased man was known to police, but he declined to offer any further details. However, he confirmed there was

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