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One man dead, another on the run after country shooting

Dec 3, 2025

Police are investigating an incident in NSW that has left one man dead and two others in hospital. -AAP Image

One man has died and another has suffered a gunshot wound in a series of mysterious altercations leaving a third man under guard in hospital and a fourth on the run from police.

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At about 1.25pm on Wednesday, two men were allegedly shot by another man on a property at Eungella, in the northern rivers region of NSW.

Paramedics treated a 41-year-old man, who is yet to be identified, for a gunshot wound but he died at the scene.Â

A 38-year-old man, who also suffered a gunshot wound, took himself to hospital some time later.

The alleged shooter, fled the scene with a fourth man, aged 37.

Police were later alerted to another incident on the same road in Eungella where a 45-year-old man had been hit by a car.

He was taken to hospital and remains under police guard while the 37-year-old remains at large.

NSW Police will speak with both the 38-year-old with the gunshot wound and the 45-year-old to try and work out the exact sequence of events leading to the death and multiple injuries.