US EditionGunman at large in Australia after leaving 3 dead and 1 wounded
Three people were fatally shot and a fourth critically injured in a suspected domestic violence incident; a manhunt involving 100 police officers is underway, police said.
- On Jan. 22, New South Wales Police reported three people were killed and another wounded on Walker Street near Yelkin Street, urging residents to stay inside.
- Authorities say the incident was a suspected domestic violence attack involving the alleged gunman, who had an apprehended violence order, amid a national day of mourning for the Bondi Beach attack.
- Heavily armed tactical police and Central West Police District officers established a large cordon and searched two addresses in Lake Cargelligo after shots were fired minutes apart.
- Police said a crime scene has been established and a fourth victim was rushed to hospital in serious but stable condition, while authorities urged contact with Central West Police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
- Amid national debate on gun laws, the shooting in Lake Cargelligo, a town of around 1,500 people, occurred during a day of mourning for the Bondi Beach attack, as Australian Parliament fast-tracked gun reforms.
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3 killed, 1 injured in domestic-related shootings in Australia; suspect at large
Three people were killed and a fourth was critically wounded in two related shootings in a rural area of Australia that police are treating as a domestic violence-related incident, officials said. The suspect remains at large. The shootings occurred Thursday afternoon in and around Lake Cargelligo, a small town in the Central West region of the state of New South Wales, according to police. Emergency services were first called around 4:30 p.m. t…
Gunman on the run after three shot dead in small Australian town of Lake Cargelligo
SYDNEY, Jan 23 — Australian police said they were hunting for a gunman on the run after three people were shot and killed yesterday in a small, lakeside town in the country’s east.Officers warned people to stay indoors in the country town of Lake Cargelligo, 450 kilometres (280 miles) west of Sydney.New South Wales police said they found a man and woman dead in a vehicle after responding to reports of shots being fired in the town in the late af…
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