- Man with knife climbed building in Melbourne CBD
A man climbed a building in Melbourne’s CBD with a knife after being chased by police officers.
Officers negotiated with the man after he fled via several floors onto the scaffolding at the site where the new city hall station is being built.
Police were called to the location on the corner of Swanston Street and Flinders Lane at around 6.30am on Friday after reports of a man armed with a knife.
The building, part of the metro tunnel project, has been evacuated, with construction workers standing around the former city square.
Police negotiated with a man who climbed several floors up a construction site where the new Town Hall station is being built (stock 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.
The police were quickly on the scene and used paprika foam to arrest the man. However, he fled and climbed several floors up via scaffolding.
Members of the Critical Incident Response Team are now on site and are attempting to negotiate with the man.
“There were no injuries.”
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