Man ambushed, allegedly stabbed to death by machete-wielding group

A 24-year-old man from Clyde was allegedly stabbed to death by a machete-wielding group in Melbourne’s south-east. 

The young man was sitting in his car near the Marriot Waters shopping centre in Lyndhurst last night when a group of men pulled up in a white Hyundai Kona sedan and ambushed him.

“Nine or more young Sudanese men, I witnessed three machetes waved in the air and physically seen them coming down,” one witness, who did not want to be named, told 9News.

He made a run for it and stumbled into a pizza shop, where he collapsed.

“You could hear him gurgling. There was blood,” the unnamed witness said.

The man was helped by a staff member until emergency services arrived after 8.30pm, finding him with serious stab wounds.

He was rushed to hospital but died shortly later. 

The group had fled the scene before authorities arrived. 

Police believe this was a targeted attack and are searching for up to 10 men of African appearance and the white Hyandui Kona.

9News understands the 24-year-old man was known to police and has ties to local gangs.

Homicide Squad detectives are investigating the incident.

Anyone who witnessed the incident, has footage or information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.