Two men dead after separate shootings late yesterday
Two men are dead, and a woman is in a critical condition after two separate shootings believed to be unrelated in Darwin’s suburbs. Families and first responders have been left shocked as investigators try to piece together exactly what happened.
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00:00 A suburban road in Milner cordoned off last night after a shooting which ended in bloodshed
00:07 and utter tragedy.
00:09 The female was conveyed to Royal Darwin Hospital where she remains in a critical condition
00:15 at the intensive care unit. The male was declared deceased at the scene.
00:20 Today officers scoured the crime scene in attempts to find out what went horribly wrong
00:25 and left the 38 year old woman with a gunshot wound to the abdomen fighting for life and
00:31 the 35 year old man dead with a firearm seized close to his person.
00:36 Detectives confirming the pair had been in a domestic relationship.
00:40 It's obviously distressing for family members and friends of the persons involved and also
00:45 a confronting scene for first responders.
00:49 The chilling moment the gunshots were fired recounted by neighbours.
00:53 We thought it might have been crackers or I had all my kids here for dinner and their
00:56 partners and they thought it might have been crackers because a dog gets scared with bangs.
01:03 So we put her in the room and but it just didn't sound right and I could hear yelling.
01:08 The shooting here in Milner happened just metres away from the location of the popular
01:12 Rapid Creek Markets. Those who live in the area still trying to come to terms with the
01:17 tragedy that happened so close to their homes.
01:20 We were all a bit shocked you know and yeah I was really upset actually.
01:26 In a separate incident yesterday afternoon a 63 year old man died after a gunshot injury
01:31 at a property in the suburb of Karama.
01:34 Police say there's no risk to the wider public from either incident.
01:38 Reports are being prepared for the coroner.
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