‘Tell people not to go there’: Melbourne shopping centre locked down after reports of a group with a machete

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‘Tell people not to go there’: Melbourne shopping centre locked down after reports of a group with a machete

A major shopping centre in Melbourne’s northeast has reportedly been plunged into lockdown after reports of a group wielding a machete.

The Northland Shopping Centre was reportedly lockdown on Sunday afternoon following a fight including a number of youths, callers told 3AW.

Patrons told the Victorian radio station that they were locked inside individual stores.

Camera IconNorthland Shopping Centre has been plunged into lockdown following reports of a group with a machete.

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“Tell people not to go there at the present time until its given the all-clear,” Bill, whose daughter was at the centre, told 3AW.

Victoria Police are expected to provide further details shortly.

Officer earlier confirmed to the Heral Sun repors of “numerous people fighting” on Sunday afternoon.

A police spokesperson told the Melbourne paper that the were “responding to reports of numerous people fighting at a shopping centre on Murray Rd in Preston this afternoon”.

“The shopping centre has been locked down while the incident is ongoing,” she said.

“When we have further information and have confirmed specifics, we will update all media. We do not have anything further at this stage.”

Patrons took to social media to share to report the lockdown, with unverified images and video circulating purporting to be from inside the shopping centre.

“The shopping centre has been locked down while the incident is ongoing,” she said.

“When we have further information and have confirmed specifics, we will update all media. We do not have anything further at this stage.”

Patrons took to social media to share to report the lockdown, with unverified images and video circulating purporting to be from inside the shopping centre.

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