Police are looking for Lachlan Bowles, believed to be driving a grey 2007 Holden Commodore, after a person was shot in Kellerberrin just after 8.30am on Thursday.
Police are hunting for a 25-year-old man following a shooting in the regional West Australian town of Kellerberrin, 200 kilometres east of Perth.
Lachlan Bowles, 25, is wanted by police after a shooting incident in Kellerberrin east of Perth on Thursday.Lachlan Bowles was last seen in the area about 8.40am, the same time a person was injured in a shooting at a grain silo.Police said Bowles was approximately 175 centimetres tall, with a slim build, brown hair and blue eyes.“Members of the public are advised to not approach Mr Bowles or the vehicle, but contact police immediately on triple zero,” a WA Police spokeswoman said.
A man is believed to have attended a grain silo and discharged a firearm before fleeing the area in a vehicle this morning.AdvertisementLocals have been urged not to go outside until receiving further advice. Police also urged anyone near Mission Road in the Kellerberrin and Bencubbin areas to stay indoors and avoid travelling by any means.
A family day care operator in the town said she sent all the children in her care home to their families after she received the alert.“I’m just waiting for a message to say that it’s safe to leave.”Kellerberrin has a population of around 900 people and sits on the Great Eastern Highway in the Wheatbelt.
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