In brief
Three individuals were killed and another was critically injured in a shooting incident in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia. Authorities were called to the scene, where two victims were found in a vehicle and a third was shot shortly after. The suspect is still on the loose, and police are treating the situation with urgency as the community grapples with the aftermath of the violence.
Three people have died and another injured after a shooting in a small town in New South Wales, Australia, police have said.
Emergency services were called to a residential area in Lake Cargelligo at about 16:40 local time (05:40 GMT).
The suspect is still on the run and is believed to have fled in a vehicle, NSW police confirmed.
A man and woman were found shot dead in a vehicle, while a second shooting soon afterwards left another woman dead and a man in a critical condition in hospital, police said.
The incident has raised concerns in the community, which is grappling with the impact of such violence.
The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the shooting is suspected to be related to domestic violence.
Andrew Holland, NSW police assistant commissioner, declined to comment on the relationship between the gunman and the victims, urging the public to remain indoors as several crime scenes were established.
Holland stated, Any death in a small country town is confronting, but again, a scene where you have people shot by firearms is obviously going to make people very, very tense and very concerned. He also noted that the immediate aftermath was horrific for emergency service personnel.
Lake Cargelligo, located in the centre of New South Wales, has a population of about 1,500 people. The shooting follows last month's mass shooting at Sydney's Bondi Beach, which killed 15 people, adding to Australia's ongoing debates about gun control and public safety.
