New details emerge about a man who allegedly charged at cops with metal pole before he was shot in Doveton, Melbourne

A man who allegedly chased six police officers down a suburban street wielding a metal pole before he was shot is an immigration detainee out on multiple counts of bail. 

Police were called to a home in Doveton in Melbournes south-east on Saturday morning following reports of a disturbance.

A man was spoken to and arrested in the front yard before he allegedly grabbed a 6-foot A-frame metal pole and broke free from police.

He allegedly chased them down the street and charged at officers, who deployed OC spray before a shot was fired by police.

The man, 33, suffered a single gunshot to his upper body and was rushed to hospital under police guard.

He was later released and charged with four counts of resisting police members and one count each of assaulting police, common law assault and reckless conduct endanger serious injury.

He appeared in Melbourne Magistrates Court on Sunday.

Its understood the man was an immigration detainee released into the community last year following a controversial High Court ruling found indefinite detention to be unlawful, even if previously criminally convicted.

Police were forced to shoot a  man (pictured centre) after he allegedly charged at them brandishing a metal pole 

Inquiries into the shooting on a suburban street in Melbournes south-east continue

The man was out on at least five counts of bail and attempted applied for bail again on Sunday, Nine News reported.

Police also allege the man was already wanted on previous outstanding assault warrants.

Bail was refused and the man will reappear in court again on Monday.

More than 215 immigration detainees have released since the landmark High Court ruling in November 2023.

The ruling prompted the Labor government late last to impose electronic monitoring and curfews on dangerous non-citizens released from detention after a spate of alleged crimes involving freed detainees.

Shadow home affairs minister Senator James Patterson has blasted Anthony Albanese and his government in the wake of the latest incident.

A dangerous criminal released by Labor from immigration detention now out on five counts of bail is exactly the kind of person who the Albanese Government should have kept off the streets using the preventative detention powers passed by the Parliament 16 months ago, Senator Patterson told Daily Mail Australia on Sunday night.

Instead, this government has sat on its hands, spending $22million of taxpayer money without lodging a single application to lock up the dangerous criminals who are doing real harm in our communities on Labors watch. 

The man charged (centre) is an immigration detainee was out on at least five counts of bail. He was refused bail to reappear in court on Monday

The Minister for Home Affairs should immediately use these powers to avoid a repeat of this tragic situation - or worse.

An investigation into the incident with oversight by Professional Standards Command continues.

Victoria Police Acting Commander Southern Metropolitan Region Wayne Viney has defended the decision by officers to shoot the man.

While being arrested, he (allegedly) broke free from police members, chased police members down the street with this large metal pole, he said.

One of the members, fearing for the life and safety of the other police members … that male was shot.

To go to the extreme lengths of shooting someone, yes, they would have feared for their own safety.