Two men in custody after multiple reported shootings
Two men are in custody after a series of random shootings and the death of a man on the New South Wales mid-north coast. Schools went into lockdown and residents were told to stay indoors. Police were also targeted in the attacks which began on the pacific highway when several drivers were shot at from a Ute.
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00:00 On a riverbank in Kempsey, tactical officers moved in on two men they believed were armed
00:07 and dangerous.
00:08 After more than 10 hours on the run, the pair were taken down by heavily armed police.
00:14 It's alleged they terrorised drivers along the M1 motorway from the early hours of the
00:19 morning, firing a gun at random out of the window of this dual cab ute.
00:24 But no firearms were found on them.
00:26 Part of our investigation will retrace where they've been and continue to search for those
00:31 weapons.
00:32 The rampage began in Coopernook around 1.30am where a bullet grazed a driver's arm.
00:37 And then more than 60km away, shots were fired at another vehicle, before a third car was
00:43 targeted shortly after.
00:45 Then just outside Port Macquarie, police were fired upon as they tried to pull the car over.
00:51 A man's body was later found lying on the side of a road nearby.
00:55 Police believe it could be linked.
00:57 That is one very strong line of inquiry that they are all linked together.
01:00 The Mercedes was abandoned in this Port Macquarie park, but there was no sign of the two men
01:06 or the weapons.
01:07 It sparked a full-scale manhunt across Port Macquarie, sending nine local schools into
01:12 lockdown and terrifying the local community.
01:16 They were told to stay inside and lock their doors.
01:19 I've lived here for 22 years and never ever remotely have we had anything like this before.
01:26 You'd never think anything happens in a town like this, but it is kind of concerning and
01:30 a bit scary.
01:31 Police from across the state swarmed the area searching for any sign of the fugitives, while
01:36 police aircraft hunted from above.
01:38 It shows that NSW Police first and foremost look after the safety of the public and today
01:44 we made sure that the resources were in place to bring this operation to a successful outcome.
01:50 Police believe the alleged victims of the shootings were all chosen at random and had
01:54 no connection to the two men.
01:56 They say they're not looking for any other suspects.
01:59 The two men, aged 26 and 32, were taken to Kempsey Police Station where they're expected
02:04 to be charged.
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