Man killed in clubbing precinct in Melbourne’s inner south-east

A 30-year-old man has been fatally stabbed in a popular clubbing precinct in Melbourne's inner south-east early this morning.

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00:00I'm here on Chapel Street in Prahran, a popular nightlife area in Melbourne's inner

00:07southeast. Now, police were called to the scene and a 30-year-old Mickleham man had

00:11allegedly been stabbed multiple times. The man was taken to hospital, but he died from

00:16his injuries on his way. The man was known to police and police say they don't believe

00:20it was a random attack, but they're still trying to figure out exactly what happened.

00:24It was a busy area and it's believed people were running up and down the street at the

00:29time. Police have now recovered a gun from the scene, but they're not sure if it's

00:33a fake or not. They've also recovered a broken bottle, but they're not sure if that was the

00:37weapon used for the alleged stabbing. Now, we've also spoken to witnesses who talk about

00:42the type of scene that was happening last night. Again, Easter Sunday, long weekend, very busy.

00:48And we heard from one man who said he saw the incident and then rushed to help.

00:52I always, like, I would help anyone, like, you know. I just went in there, I was here,

00:58so when I walked, I thought he got hit by a car. But then when I saw the blood, I'm like,

01:02oof, it's bad. He was bleeding so bad.

01:06And have police made any arrests, Kate?

01:11So, so far, no one has been arrested. And in an update we just heard from the police,

01:15they believe that multiple people are involved, potentially up to six people. So they're still

01:20looking. As you can see behind me, it's still a crime scene here in this normally busy area

01:25of Chapel Street. Police have been here examining the scene since last night. They're also requesting

01:31help from local nightlife businesses. We don't know exactly if this incident started at a particular

01:36nightclub. All we know is that it spilled out onto the street. And police are requesting

01:41the help of anyone who may have vision from the area, whether it's dash cam footage, and

01:46they'll be liaising with nightclubs too. Here's what the police said in an update earlier.

01:50Yeah, I think that's concerning for anyone. No one wants to see violence when they come

01:56out for a good night out with their friends and family. And, you know, 1.30 in the morning

02:01was a busy time. So there will be a lot of people around. And certainly, I think that the public

02:07should be just as shocked as all of us to see those sort of things. So I hope that they

02:11come forward and give us as much information as they can.

02:15Again, as you can see behind me, it's been a big operation to keep this busy area closed

02:20while the police investigation is underway. Again, the advice that we have is they don't

02:25believe that it was a random attack and the victim was known to police. But anyone with

02:30any information or who may have been out in the area last night is being urged to come

02:34forward.