'Oh my God!': Caller's dramatic radio interview after watching a knife-wielding man shot by police in a shopping centre car park
- Victoria Police were called to Lilydale Market, northeast Melbourne, on Tuesday
- They shot a man armed with a knife outside the marketplace just after 8.30am
- A terrified witness described the ordeal in a dramatic radio interview
A knife-wielding man has been shot dead by police in front of shocked shoppers.
The terrifying encounter occurred outside of Lilydale Market in northeast Melbourne on Tuesday morning.
Victoria Police were called to the marketplace about 8.30am after a man armed with a knife was reported on Hutchinson Street.
Victoria Police (file image pictured) were forced to shoot a knife-wielding man outside of Lilydale Market, in northeast Melbourne, on Tuesday morning
Victoria Police shot the man and he received an injury to his upper body.
He is receiving medical treatment on the scene.
Police and emergency services remain at the Lilydale market.
The incident is currently under investigation and is being overseen by Professional Standards Commands.
One horrified witnesses named Pauline has detailed the encounter.
'He's decided to walking through the carpark, there are guns drawn and they're yelling at him to put the knife down... there are three of them with guns drawn.'
'He wasn't in an agitated state … I don't know what he did that caused them to actually let loose with gunshots,' one woman told 3AW.
'I can't see if they've actually shot him, but there's a lot of police scurrying around right now. It looks like they've taken him down.'
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