Australia - Lake Cargelligo shooting - 3 shot dead, 22 January 2026

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BREAKING

January 22, 2026 - 7:18PM​

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‘Stay inside:’ Three shot dead, major police operation underway at Lake Cargelligo in central west NSW​

“A major police operation is unfolding in a NSW town after three people were shot dead, with residents being warned to avoid the area.

A major police operation has unfolded in a central west NSW town after three people were shot dead.
Emergency services were called to Walker St, near Yelkin St, in the town of Lake Cargelligo following reports of a shooting about 4.40pm on Thursday.

Three people – two women and a man – have died, NSW Police said in a statement.


7 News reports the gunman is still on the run and has fled in a council-owned vehicle.”

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/news/stay-inside-major-police-operation-underway-at-lake-cargelligo-in-central-west-nsw/news-story/3abb7baef94e8a6f85e34e1de44e7a93

 

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“A gunman is believed to be holed up in the town with a long-arm weapon.

The local pub, the Commercial Hotel, shut about 6pm after residents were told to remain indoors.

NSW Police are working to locate the gunman and have dispatched resources from neighbouring policing districts to the town, including heavily armed tactical police.

The tactical operations unit are on their way, armed with high-powered weapons, and will “contain the threat”, sources say.”

Three dead after gunman opens fire in NSW town

Two women and a man have been killed in the shooting at Lake Cargelligo, with the gunman believed to be holed up with a long-arm weapon.

www.smh.com.au

 

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"...the incident was a suspected domestic violence attack."

Australia: Three dead in New South Wales shooting

Residents have been told to stay indoors and avoid the area of the shooting.

www.bbc.com

A police statement said emergency services were called to Walker Street near Yelkin Street following reports of the shooting.

Two women and a man have died.

The Sydney Morning Herald reports that the incident was a suspected domestic violence attack.

It also reports that authorities are still trying to locate the gunman and that heavily armed tactical police have been deployed.

Seven News reports that the gunman had fled the scene in a vehicle owned by the local council.

Lake Cargelligo is located in the centre of New South Wales and has a population of about 1,500 people.

 

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“Two women and one man have died, and another man has been taken to the hospital in a serious but stable condition in the attack, which is suspected to be a domestic violence incident, the Sydney Morning Herald reported.

According to the report, the man shot and killed a woman believed to be his former partner and a man with her at a home in Lake Cargelligo in the New South Wales Central West on Thursday afternoon. The man then travelled to a second home in the town, where he shot two other people known to him, killing a woman and seriously injuring a man with her.”

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Australia shooting live updates: The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper reported that a gunman was believed to be holed up in the town with a long-arm weapon. Lake Cargelligo is a town in New South Wales' Central West region, and has a population of about 1,100, according to the 2021 census. |...

www.hindustantimes.com

 

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“Earlier this week, Australian politicians fast tracked reforms to toughen gun control and hate crime laws, voting for a national gun buyback scheme, tighter background checks for firearms licences and tougher penalties for those spreading hate.”

Gunman at large in Lake Cargelligo, Australia, after three people shot dead

The shootings in New South Wales came during a national day of mourning for the victims of December's Bondi Beach massacre that saw gunmen kill 15.

news.sky.com