Overview
- Two men in their twenties were found with upper-body stab wounds outside a Melton ambulance station and are being treated at the Royal Melbourne Hospital, with one fighting for life and the other seriously injured.
- Police say the men were allegedly attacked earlier at the McDonald’s car park on Barries Road in Melton West before being taken to the ambulance station on McKenzie Street.
- A 22-year-old Melton South man attended a police station overnight, has been arrested and charged in relation to the incident, and remains in custody.
- Forensic teams have taped off and are processing both the McDonald’s car park and the ambulance station site, with footage showing apparent blood at the scene and officers bagging a dark machete sleeve as evidence.
- Detectives describe the incident as targeted and say they are not seeking any other suspects while urging anyone with information or dashcam footage to contact Crime Stoppers.