Australia shooting: 3 dead after ‘suspected domestic violence attack’, search for gunman underway

Police said two women and a man were dead while a fourth man was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition.

January 22, 2026 14:03 IST

Australia shooting: 3 dead after 'suspected domestic violence attack', search for gunman underway

Three people were killed and another hurt amid a shootout in Australia on Thursday. The incident was reported from the Lake Cargelligo area in New South Wales — with emergency services rushing to the site on Thursday afternoon. Police have urged locals to avoid the area or stay indoors as the shooters remain at large.

Police said two women and a man were dead while a fourth man was taken to hospital in serious but stable condition. The Sydney Morning Herald reported that that the incident was a suspected domestic violence attack.

This story is being updated with additional information.

This article was first uploaded on January twenty-two, twenty twenty-six, at three minutes past two in the afternoon.