Citizen's arrest after stabbing outside Melbourne shopping centre
Emergency services were called to Homer Street in Moonee Ponds about 4.35pm on Monday following reports of an altercation between two men.
It is understood the men were seen arguing before one allegedly pulled out a knife and stabbed the other in the neck and chest.
Police said civilians restrained the alleged attacker until police arrived and arrested him.
The other man was taken to hospital to be treated for minor injuries.
Witness Liam Clifford told 7News the man appeared to start saying Allahu Akbar once restrained by police.
'He was calling it over and over again, he just wouldn't stop – I think it was in response to getting tackled,' he said.
'It was scary. You don't normally see this stuff happen in Moonee Ponds so it was pretty confronting.'
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