Residents in a small Western Australia town have been told to lock themselves inside their homes as heavily-armed police hunt for a potential gunman.
Residents in the Western Australia town of Wooroloo told to remain in homes and lock doors after man found with gunshot injury
Heavily-armed police, paramedics and a rescue helicopter have rushed to a small town north-east of Perth on Saturday morning after a man was found with a gunshot injury. Paramedics and a rescue helicopter are responding to an incident in Wooroloo, about one hour north-east of Perth, where a man with a gunshot wound was found.
A"significant" number of officers, including the Tactical Response Group, rushed to the intersection of Needham Road and Marauba Close on Saturday morning.Western Australia Police are responding to an incident north-east of Perth where a man was found with a gunshot wound on Saturday morning. Picture: Supplied
Residents in the area and other surrounding towns have been told to stay in their homes and to lock their doors.
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