A man’s body has been found on a property and a massive police operation is underway for several shooters after gunshots were fired at cars that were driving along a major motorway.
The incident allegedly occurred on the Pacific Highway on the NSW mid-north coast after multiple shots were fired in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Between 1.40am and 5.40am four separate incidents of gunfire was reported across multiple locations across Manning Great Lakes and several areas near Kempsey.
NSW Police have seized a dark black Mercedes ute which was seen on the major strip at the time of the alleged incident.
Members of a tactical unit and the dog squad had been searching for the vehicle earlier near the Wayne Park area, in Port Macquarie with the ute found nearby a short time later.
Police are still looking for the passengers of the black Mercedes who remain on the run.
NSW police are hunting for the occupants of a dark Mercedes ute (pictured) after multiple gunshots were allegedly fired from the vehicle in the early hours of Thursday morning after the car was seen travelling along the Pacific Highway on the NSW mid-north coast
At least two people are believed to be involved in the incident.
NSW Police acting Assistant Commissioner Scott Tanner urged anyone who comes across any of the occupants of the vehicle to contact police.
‘We would ask that the community do not approach any of those persons, but to contact us straight away,’ Assistant Commissioner Tanner told reporters.
Police said a body of a man was found at a home on Fernbank Creek Road on Thursday morning near the Pacific Highway following a welfare check.
The gunshots were allegedly fired from the Mercedes ute with other vehicles that were travelling near Kundabung, north of Port Macquarie and south towards Coolongolook, believed to have been targeted.
While police were trying to stop the ute earlier on Fernbank Creek Road, gunshots grazed a male motorist after the shot was fired at the police vehicle.
The male victim was attended to by paramedics before he was released a short time later by emergency services.
Police believe that the vehicles that were reportedly targeted during the alleged shooting while they travelling near Kundabung and Coolongolook was a random attack.
There is believed to be no link between the victims and the alleged shooters.
NSW Police have confirmed a body was found near the Pacific Highway on Thursday morning after officers conducted a welfare check
The body that was has not been linked to the alleged shootings that took place.
Police are still working to identify the alleged shooter and the firearms that were involved in the alleged incident as investigations remain ongoing.
Multiple crime scenes have been established along regions near Manning Great Lakes and Kempsey.
More to come.