Residents of a small Western Australian town have been left in shock by a fatal shooting and police manhunt that ended with the alleged gunman turning the weapon on himself.
Lachlan Bowles, 25, allegedly shot a man aged in his 40s at a silo manufacturing plant in Kellerberrin on Thursday, sparking a manhunt in the wheatbelt town.
Police issued an active shooter alert soon after, warning members of the public to remain indoors during a major operation to catch the suspect.
Bowles was believed to be armed, dressed in camouflage clothing and on the move north of the town, about 200km (124.2 miles) east of Perth.Police found him at a rural property 20km from the town about 2 p.m. after he allegedly shot at a local farmer who had stopped to give him a lift.
