- A man with a knife climbed a building in central Melbourne
A man with a knife scaled a building in Melbourne’s CBD.
Police were negotiating with the man who had climbed several floors at a construction site where the new City Hall station is being built.
The building, which is part of the Metro Tunnel project, has been evacuated and construction workers have been seen standing around the former City Square site.
Police were negotiating with the man who had climbed several floors at a construction site where the new Town Hall station is being built (file image)
“Officers received reports of a man armed with a knife at a construction site on the corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Lane shortly after 6.30am,” police said in a statement.
‘Police quickly responded to the scene and applied capsicum foam while attempting to arrest the man, however he fled and climbed several stories up a scaffolding.
Critical Incident Response Team members are now on scene, attempting to negotiate with the man.
“No injuries have been reported.”
More to come.
