Two men charged with murder after alleged stabbing death of man in shopping centre carpark

Two men are on murder charges after a man was allegedly stabbed to death in a shopping centre carpark.

Two men have been charged with murder after a young man was allegedly attacked and stabbed in a Northern Territory shopping centre carpark.

The 20-year-old male died on arrival at Royal Darwin Hospital on Wednesday night.

Two men are alleged to have jumped out of a vehicle and attacked him at Karama Shopping Plaza in Darwin.

Police establish a crime scene in Karama. Picture: Che Chorley

Detective Senior Sergeant Jakson Evans said the victim was with friends when a “dark SUV” pulled up in the carpark.

“One of the males from the SUV (allegedly) stabbed the victim a number of times,“ Sergeant Evans told reporters.

“The victim was able to run away and both males left the area.”

Shopping centre security guards alerted St John Ambulance, who treated the man.

A tipped over shopping trolley forms part of the boundary to the crime scene at the Karama shopping centre. Picture: Che Chorley

The 20-year-old victim was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital in a critical condition but was “pronounced deceased upon arrival”, police said.

He said one of the two men allegedly involved in the stabbing death of the 20-year-old was also involved in a separate alleged stabbing of a woman at a residence.

NT police investigate the incident in Karama where a man has been stabbed and killed and a woman injured. Picture: Che Chorley

“A 25-year-old victim suffered a number of other stab wounds,” Sergeant Evans said.

“The victims are not known to each other.”

The 25-year-old female was in hospital with stomach injuries and remained in a serious but stable condition, police said.

Police check industrial waste bins. Picture: Che Chorley

Police have charged a 26-year-old man with murder and attempted murder and a 20-year-old man is also facing a murder charge.

A crime scene has been as police investigate the circumstances of the death.

The man died after an incident at a shopping centre in Karama, near Darwin International Airport. Picture: Google maps.