Two Australian police officers have been shot and killed, and a third wounded, during an “active incident” Tuesday in a rural area of Victoria state.

Axar.az informs that the violent incident took place in Porepunkah, a small tourist town in the southeastern Australian state of Victoria.

“This is still an active incident and we will provide more information when it’s operationally safe to do so. We ask people avoid the area,” Victoria’s police service said in a statement.

The Age, a major newspaper in Melbourne, has reported that the officers were at the property to execute a warrant for historical sex abuse allegations.