Shopping centre locked down after knife fight

The largest shopping centre in Perth was plunged into a lockdown after a knife incident that left one young man with a wound to his face.

Police confirmed two males were involved in a physical altercation, with one of them armed with a knife.

A 20-year-old man suffered a slash wound injury to his face.

“The knife has been secured at the scene,” a police spokesperson said.

“Inquiries remain ongoing to locate the other male.”

Police said there was no ongoing threat to the public or further cause for alarm.

A number of police resources remain at the scene.

A shopper told 6PR radio she arrived at the shopping centre about 3.30pm and was walking through Myer when it went into lockdown.

“We couldn’t get out and people were just running through the shop saying someone’s got a knife,” she said.

“We just saw ambulance people arriving. There was still cops. That’s not a nice feeling.”

Another man said he was “rattled” when he saw a young man run past him without a shirt and wielding a knife.

Reports on social media said shoppers had been locked in Myer, but were later released.

There was also blood on the ground out the front of another store.

“What the Hell is going on? Knife attacks and murders from one side of the country to the other,” one person commented.

Police asked anyone in the shopping centre to be aware of their surroundings and report any suspicious behaviour.

“We urge the public to stay away from the area until more is known,” police said.

It comes after six people were fatally stabbed by Joel Cauchi at Westfield in Bondi last month.

Jade Young, Dawn Singleton, Ashlee Good, Faraz Tahir, Pikria Darchia, and Yixuan Cheng were killed on April 13, with 12 other people hospitalised, including a nine-month-old baby.

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