Prospects in a Melbourne procuring centre have reported a horror stabbing that has left employees and consumers cowering for canopy – with an adolescent in a severe situation.
Emergency companies have been known as to the procuring centre at 2.39pm upon stories of an assault.
‘Police are responding to stories of quite a few individuals combating at a procuring centre on Murray Highway in Preston this afternoon,’ a police spokeswoman stated.
‘The procuring centre has been locked down whereas the incident is ongoing.’
A number of police vehicles and ambulances are on scene.
Paramedics have handled a male teenager for accidents to his higher physique and have since transported him to Royal Melbourne Hospital in a severe situation.
One other ambulance crew stays on scene, a spokesman confirmed, however it’s understood only one sufferer has been handled to date.
Prospects have locked themselves in outlets contained in the centre, after shouting alerted them to the hazard.
Some have reported getting into the centre’s Kmart, Myers and Smiggle shops.
‘Some guys with machetes apparently. We simply arrived and everybody was working out telling us to run,’ one native stated.
‘My daughter is at present locked in Smiggle and known as me saying somebody working round with knives,’ one other stated.
‘My mates are in a store calming the employees down. They heard all of the shouting and went into the closest store and received the employees to lock the doorways,’ a 3rd reported.
Extra to return.
A Melbourne procuring centre has been plunged into lockdown over stories of a knife struggle
