Police are currently on scene at a shopping centre carpark in Lake Macquarie after a man was found unresponsive.
About 9.50am today (Wednesday 20 August 2025), emergency services responded to reports that a man had been assaulted in the carpark of a shopping centre along the Pacific Highway, Charlestown.
The man – whose identity is currently unknown - died prior to the arrival of emergency services.
Officers from Lake Macquarie Police District have established a crime scene.
Police have been informed that another man was seen running south along the Pacific Highway shortly after the incident.
Anyone who may have information about the incident – or was in the area at the time with any available dashcam/mobile phone footage – is urged to contact Belmont Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
