Police have confirmed that one person is dead and three other people have been injured in a shooting at a butcher shop in South Australia’s south-east.

Key points:Police say one man has been fatally shot and three people have suffered minor injuriesPolice say the shooting took place at a local butcher shopInspector Michael Brown says there is “a high level of risk” to public safetySouth Australia Police have said the incident took place in the early hours of Friday morning.

“Police were called at about 3.30am to the location in Southland Road, Melbourne, where they were informed that a man had been shot and a man was wounded,” Detective Inspector Michael Brown said.

“One of the victims was taken to the Royal Melbourne Hospital and two others were taken to Royal Adelaide Hospital and were in stable condition.”

The injured man was taken by ambulance to Royal Children’s Hospital in Adelaide.

“The three injured victims were taken by ambulances to Royal Perth Hospital where they are in stable conditions,” Detective Superintendent Brown said in a statement.

Police are investigating whether the incident is linked to a spate of recent violent incidents in the Adelaide area.

The man’s name has not been released.