Mystery as police officers are shot in the face and neck at a domestic incident Northern Tablelands

Policeman shot in the face and female colleague in the neck at a domestic incident as the body of an elderly man is found at the scene

  • Two police officers have been shot at a domestic incident in New South Wales  
  • A 74-year-old man also died at the scene at Northern Tablelands on Friday night
  •  Police say they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident

Two NSW police officers have been shot attending a domestic incident at a house in the state’s Northern Tablelands, which ended with the death of an elderly man.

A female senior constable was shot in the neck and her male sergeant colleague in the face after police were called to a property on Church St, Glen Innes, at 9.50pm on Friday.

Both were airlifted to Gold Coast Hospital in a stable condition, with the female officer said to be serious.

Two NSW police officers have been shot attending a domestic incident at a house at Church Street, Glen Innes (pictured) which ended with the death of an elderly man

Police said a third officer, a female probationary constable, was uninjured.

Specialist officers later found the body of a 74-year-old man at the home. A 59-year-old woman was also found nearby with minor injuries.

Police say they are not looking for anyone else in relation to the incident.

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