Three killed in New South Wales shooting; manhunt ongoing

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Three killed in New South Wales shooting; manhunt ongoing

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Three killed in New South Wales shooting; manhunt ongoing

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Three people have been killed in a shooting in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales.
Authorities are conducting a manhunt for the shooter who remains at large.
A serious but stable condition report for a fourth victim has been issued.

Three people, consisting of two women and one man, were killed in a shooting incident in Lake Cargelligo, a small town in New South Wales, Australia, on Thursday. A fourth individual is hospitalized in serious but stable condition. Police have urged local residents to stay indoors as authorities search for the shooter or shooters who are still at large, according to BBC, South China Morning Post, Reuters, and India Times.

This incident follows another grave shooting that occurred at a Hanukkah celebration in Sydney last month, which resulted in 15 fatalities. Law enforcement has connected the ongoing threats to a rise in violent incidents in recent times, particularly linked to extremism, as noted by South China Morning Post and India Times.

The town of Lake Cargelligo, which has a population of approximately 1,500, is currently under lockdown as police conduct their operation. Residents have received geo-targeted alert messages advising them to avoid the area as reports emerge of a gunman believed to be heavily armed, according to Reuters and BBC.