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Police say man they shot dead was armed with a knife and charged at them
ABC NEWS (Australia)
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4/19/2025
A man is dead, and a community is in mourning after two police officers shot a man in Melbourne's inner west overnight. Police say he was armed with a knife and had charged at the officers before they opened fire.
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Members of the public confronted by a shocking scene.
00:05
A 35 year old man shot dead by police lies lifeless in the middle of the road.
00:11
I hear this bah bah and I came out and I said was that gunshots.
00:15
It was pretty full on. My blood just started pumping.
00:19
Police arrived at Albert Street in Footscray last night around 9 o'clock
00:24
following triple zero reports of a man armed with a knife.
00:27
Police drew their firearms and challenged the male to drop the knife.
00:30
I'm told he didn't and charged that police armed with the knife.
00:34
At that point I'm told both police members shot the man.
00:38
Then there was a body on the ground and they were trying to resuscitate him
00:41
and then we saw police helicopters and everything.
00:44
The man was treated by paramedics but he died at the scene
00:48
which erupted in violence soon after.
00:51
There was a group of persons who challenged police
00:55
in terms of abusing them and throwing bottles at police.
00:58
A vigil for the 35 year old was held this evening community members
01:02
gathering to mourn.
01:04
A local councillor posted online saying he was saddened to learn
01:08
of the tragic passing of a young African man.
01:11
He said in recent months our community has faced a number of difficult moments
01:16
with young lives lost too soon.
01:18
Detectives are still investigating where the man might have obtained the knife
01:23
and whether it could have been from one of many nearby shops.
01:26
In terms of carrying and using knives I mean there's no winners with respect to that
01:32
and it just leads to tragic outcomes and circumstances.
01:35
Professional standards will investigate the incident as is a requirement in fatal police shootings.
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when
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