Overview

• Victoria Police shot and killed a man who allegedly charged at officers with a knife outside Footscray Plaza on Thursday night.
• Officers were responding to reports of an armed man on Albert Street when the confrontation occurred around 9pm.
• Despite paramedics' efforts, the man, who remains unidentified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
• The homicide squad and Victoria Police’s Professional Standards Command have launched an investigation, which is standard for officer-involved shootings.
• Authorities are urging witnesses or anyone with information to contact Crime Stoppers as part of the ongoing inquiry.