Overview
- At Canberra Centre, reported about 6:20pm Friday, witnesses said a group of teenagers displayed large knives and a hammer during a brief confrontation.
- One witness described four or five youths arguing with “big” knives and said a hammer was thrown into a shop window before the group fled.
- Shop staff shut doors, told people to silence phones, and guided customers into back rooms for roughly 20 to 30 minutes while many called triple zero.
- ACT Policing attended, reported no identified injuries, and said there is no ongoing threat to the community as investigations continue.
- Police later asked witnesses to share footage or tips and cited reference number 8340153, underscoring that official details beyond eyewitness accounts are still being gathered.