Archive · 23 Jan 2026
Three Dead in New South Wales Shooting
There was a very sad event in a town called Lake Cargelligo in Australia.
A bad person with a gun hurt and killed some people.
Three people died, and one man is hurt but will be okay.
The police are trying to find the bad person.
They told everyone in the town to stay inside their homes to stay safe.
The town is far from the big city of Sydney.
The police are working hard to make sure everyone else is safe.
This happened on the same day that Australia was remembering another sad event that happened at Bondi Beach.
A mass shooting in Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, left three people dead and one man seriously injured.
The gunman remains at large, and police are conducting an operation in the town.
Residents were urged to stay indoors as a precaution.
The incident occurred approximately 611 kilometers west of Sydney at around 4:20 PM local time.
The injured man is in a serious but stable condition, and the suspected motive is domestic violence.
- Who
- Three people (two women and one man) killed, one man injured, gunman at large
- What
- Mass shooting incident
- When
- Thursday, January 22
- Where
- Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia
- Why
- Suspected domestic violence
- Location
- Lake Cargelligo, New South Wales, Australia
- Victims
- Two women and one man
- Injured
- One man (serious but stable condition)
- Gunman Status
- At large
- Distance from Sydney
- 611 kilometers (379 miles)
- Time of Incident
- 4:20 PM local time
- Suspected Motive
- Domestic violence
Sources
Australia Shooting: Three People Dead In New South Wales; Town Under Lockdown, Gunman At Large
Shooting west of Sydney leaves three dead in eastern Australia
Another shooting shocks Australia: 3 killed in New South Wales on national day of mourning for Bondi attack victims
Gunman at Large After Three Killed in Eastern Australia
