Three people dead and gunman on the run after shooting in NSW town

Two women and a man have have died after a shooting at Lake Cargelligo as police urge locals to stay inside

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Three people have been fatally shot and a gunman is on the run after a shooting in a country town in central western NSW.

NSW police said on Thursday that a police operation was under way at Lake Cargelligo, 240km south-west of Dubbo.