At least three people have been killed and another wounded in a shooting in rural Australia on Thursday, New South Wales police said.
Residents of Lake Cargelligo, a small town of around 1,500 people west of Sydney, were urged to stay indoors and avoid the area where the shooting took place.
Police said the shooter or shooters were still at large and that three people – two women and a man – were dead. Another man was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition.
The emergency services were called to the area at about 4.40pm local time following reports of a shooting. “The public is urged to avoid the area and for local residents to stay inside,” the New South Wales police said.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the incident was being treated as a suspected domest…
At least three people have been killed and another wounded in a shooting in rural Australia on Thursday, New South Wales police said.
Residents of Lake Cargelligo, a small town of around 1,500 people west of Sydney, were urged to stay indoors and avoid the area where the shooting took place.
Police said the shooter or shooters were still at large and that three people – two women and a man – were dead. Another man was taken to the hospital in serious but stable condition.
The emergency services were called to the area at about 4.40pm local time following reports of a shooting. “The public is urged to avoid the area and for local residents to stay inside,” the New South Wales police said.
According to the Sydney Morning Herald, the incident was being treated as a suspected domestic violence attack, and not as an act of terror.
Roy Butler, the MP for Barwon, said in a social media post that he had learned the tragic news just moments after getting off a plane. “It’s a terrible situation, and it’s still live, so we don’t have much information. My thoughts are with the victims and their families,” he said.
The shooting occurred as Australia observed a National Day of Mourning for the 15 people shot dead at Sydney’s Bondi Beach during a Hanukkah celebration on 14 December.
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