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One man is dead and two injured in Murwillumbah, NSW shooting and hit and run

One man is dead and two others have been injured during a shooting and hit and run in the Northern Rivers region of NSW.

One man is dead and two others have been injured during a shooting and hit and run in the NSW Northern Rivers region.

Emergency services rushed to a property on Tyalgum Rd at Eungella, about 10km west of Murwillumbah, about 1.25pm on Wednesday.

Officers were told two men aged 41 and 38 were allegedly shot by another man who fled the scene with a fourth man.

Paramedics treated the older man for a gunshot wound but he died at the scene.

A police spokesman said he is yet to be formally identified.

Two men have been shot near Murwillumbah in the NSW Northern Rivers region. Picture: ABC
Two men have been shot near Murwillumbah in the NSW Northern Rivers region. Picture: ABC

Police were called to a second incident on Tyalgum Road, after a 45-year-old man was allegedly hit by a car.

He is being treated in hospital and remains under police guard.

A 38-year-old man was also treated for a gunshot wound at hospital.

A police spokesman said they were now waiting to speak with those men to established how they were injured.

“Police are working to locate a fourth person, believed to be aged 37, who they believe can assist with their inquiries,” a spokesman said.

Anyone with information about the incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.

Originally published as One man is dead and two injured in Murwillumbah, NSW shooting and hit and run

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