Three people have died and another injured after a shooting in a small town in New South Wales, Australia, police have confirmed.
Emergency services were dispatched to a residential area in Lake Cargelligo at approximately 16:40 local time (05:40 GMT).
The suspect is reportedly on the run and is believed to have fled in a vehicle.
A man and woman were found shot dead in a vehicle, while a second shooting soon afterwards resulted in the death of another woman and left a man in critical condition in a hospital.
The Sydney Morning Herald has reported that this incident may have stemmed from an episode of domestic violence.
Andrew Holland, an assistant commissioner of the NSW police, declined to comment further on the relationship between the gunman and the victims. Community members are being urged to stay indoors as multiple crime scenes have been established.
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, Holland stated during a press conference.
Lake Cargelligo, home to about 1,500 residents, is located in central New South Wales. This tragic event follows a recent mass shooting in Sydney’s Bondi Beach that claimed 15 lives.
