A 20-year-old man has died, and two others have been injured in an alleged fight in Geelong this morning. The homicide squad has launched an investigation, which shut down a large part of the city for most of the day. Local businesses say assaults have become common and they're pleading for help, to end the violence.
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00:00City streets cut off after a young man's life was cut short. Police say the 20-year-old
00:09was fatally stabbed in a fight near Geelong's entertainment precinct this morning, sparking
00:15a homicide investigation.
00:16A 20-year-old is just, you know, it's just devastating.
00:20The crime scene stretched hundreds of metres through the heart of the city. Yellow evidence
00:25markers followed a trail of blood along Little Mallop Street, where paramedics treated the
00:30victim just before six this morning. He was rushed to hospital but couldn't be saved.
00:36Very sad because even myself, all us young people go out last night and, you know, we
00:41didn't think something like that would happen.
00:42Police say two other men allegedly involved in the fight took themselves to hospital with
00:47non-life-threatening injuries. It's unclear if they knew the victim or what sorts of weapons
00:52were used. As police searched for answers, loved ones searched for solace, arriving
00:58at the scene in shock and in tears. Online, locals shared their heartbreak, remembering
01:04the victim as a beautiful kid taken way too soon. Local business owners say they're saddened
01:11but not surprised.
01:12The amount of assaults that are happening down here is just ridiculous. The cops are
01:16doing nothing about it. Something needs to happen and it needs to happen now.
01:20To prevent future tragedies like this one.
01:23Forensic officers have spent hours meticulously covering every inch of this crime scene. But
01:29given its sheer size, it's an enormous task. It means this main city street is closed indefinitely.
01:37The investigation is far from over. So far, no one has been charged.