South Grafton shooting: Police release image of man wanted over alleged shooting of boy, 15

Police have urged the public to help locate a 30-year-old man as part of an investigation into the shooting of a boy, 15, in South Grafton.

The scene of a fight on Saturday night at Camelia Way South Grafton where a 15-year-old boy was shot in the torso and his father received head injuries.

Police have released the description and name of a man who they want to speak with in relation to an alleged shooting incident on the weekend.

Officers have commenced inquiries into the whereabouts of Samuel Lynch, 30 who is wanted by virtue of an arrest warrant in relation to the South Grafton incident and are appealing for public assistance to locate him.

An image provided by NSW Police of Samuel Lynch, aged 30, is wanted by the virtue of an outstanding arrest warrant in relation to an alleged shooting incident in Grafton at the weekend.

He is described as being of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander appearance, between 175cm to 185cm tall, of medium build, with brown hair, brown eyes and a moustache.

He also has distinctive tattoos on his arms and legs, a dove outline on his right cheek, writing above his right eye and a teardrop under his left eye.

He is known to frequent the Grafton area.

Members of the public are urged not to approach him, if sighted please call Triple-0 (000) immediately.

Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000

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‘The boy was screaming for his father’ after shock shooting”

The sounds of a 15-year-old boy screaming for his father rang out across a South Grafton neighbourhood after he was shot on Saturday night.

Two days later, the scene was quiet. Many weren’t willing to talk about the incident that closed off a section of the Camelia Way cul-de-sac for hours.

Those that were willing to speak said they heard yelling coming from a nearby house and people running up and down the street in a fight.

“Then there was a sound like a whip crack – there were three shots,” one nearby resident said. “And we just got down and stayed inside.

“The cops were here within 10 minutes and just shut the street down.”

The scene of a fight on Saturday night at Camelia Way South Grafton where a 15-year-old boy was shot in the torso and his father received head injuries.

Another nearby resident said she hadn’t heard the shots, but came outside to a commotion in the street.

“There were people running up and down the street screaming ‘He’s dead! He’s dead!’ and all sorts of things,” they said.

“Then I could hear the boy just screaming out for his father … probably for about 15-20 minutes.”

“It was just frantic,” another woman said. “It was pretty scary.

“I heard the shots and I just told everyone to get down and locked my doors.

“We just stayed down the whole time.”

Many who lived near the street said the area had its troubles in the past, with many rowdy parties and crimes in years gone by, but it had settled down over recent times, with only minor incidents from time to time.

Police confirmed the 15-year-old boy sustained a gunshot wound while his father was left with head injuries following an argument in the house around 8pm on Saturday night.

On Sunday night police said the boy and his father were in a stable condition with non-life threatening injuries.

A Google Street View photograph of the Hilldrop Motel on the Gwydir Highway west of Grafton

Tactical police and negotiators surrounded the Hilldrop Motel, west of Grafton on the Gwydir Highway on Sunday for four hours following tips from the public.

Other guests were evacuated to a safe space in the motel until police determined that the man of interest was not in the room.

The search for the man continues, and they urge anyone with information relating to the incident call Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.