Horrifying footage has emerged of a man armed with a machete threatening another man in a Canberra shopping center.
Emergency services were called to Canberra Outlet Centre in Fyshwick about 3:15 p.m. on Thursday after reports of a machete-wielding man and a woman threatening people.
CCTV footage revealed the moment a woman with a bag and a man were walking through the shopping center before being confronted by retail staff.
The man then pulls a machete from his trousers and directs it towards the retail worker, threatening him and other members of the public.
“Following investigations, it has been confirmed that the man and a woman had been in the center for a period of time before entering a store and allegedly stealing a pair of shoes,” an ACT Police statement read.
No one was physically injured; however, staff and members of the public were emotionally shaken by the “confronting incident”.
After the confrontation, the man and woman left the shopping center.
They are yet to be apprehended.
“ACT Policing investigators would like to speak to witnesses who have not already spoken to police as well as anyone who can identify the pair or assist with their location,” the statement read.
The man is described as caucasian with a solid build and mullet-style dark hair.
He was wearing a black T-shirt, light-coloured jeans and blue sneakers and was carrying a black backpack.
The woman is described as caucasian with long, straight dark hair and glasses.
She was wearing a dark strapless crop top, grey bike shorts and blue and white sneakers, carrying a large black tote bag and a black handbag.
