Detectives from Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit and the Gang Crime Squad have today charged a third man following an incident in Carlton on 31 December where two men were stabbed.
A 20-year-old Richmond man was taken into custody this morning.
He has since been charged with intentionally cause serious injury in circumstances of gross violence, violent disorder and affray.
The man will appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court today.
Today's activity forms part of a joint operation between Melbourne Crime Investigation Unit and the Gang Crime Squad.
A 21-year-old Fitzroy man was arrested on 21 January and subsequently charged with violent disorder, intentionally cause serious injury and affray.
He was remanded to appear at Melbourne Magistrates' Court on 5 February.
A 17-year-old boy from the Melbourne area was arrested on 19 January and charged with violent disorder, intentionally cause serious injury and affray.
He was remanded to appear to at a children's court at a later date.
Two men, a 19-year-old from Carlton and a 21-year-old from Reservoir, were arrested and released pending further enquiries.
The arrests follow an incident where emergency services were called to Lygon Street near the intersection of Argyle Place about 11.45pm on Wednesday, 31 December.
Police will allege a group of males, armed with knives and machetes, set-upon two men outside a restaurant before fleeing in vehicles.
The two victims - a 20-year-old Heidelberg West man and an 18-year-old NSW man - sustained serious injuries and were transported to hospital.
Detectives believe the incident was targeted and parties involved were known to each other.
