ALERT : An emergency situation in Melbourne CBD : One dead

Bourke Street stabbing - Melbourne

Source: SBS Sinhala

A man has been shot by police after lunging at two uniformed officers with a knife near a burning car in Melbourne's Bourke Street Mall.

Victoria Police said one person died at the scene and two people have been taken to hospital.

The suspect has been arrested and is in hospital in a critical condition, under police guard.


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By Dinesha Dilrukshi Wijesuriya
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ALERT : An emergency situation in Melbourne CBD : One dead | SBS Sinhala