Three people have been confirmed dead following a shooting at a rural property in Bogie, near Collinsville, this morning.
Police received reports that several people had been shot in the area around 9 a.m.
A man was located a short time later in a vehicle in Flagstone with a gunshot wound to the abdomen. He was taken to hospital in critical condition.
After speaking to the man, officers made an emergency declaration under the Preservation of Public Safety Act at 11.30am at a property in Sutherland Road.
Upon investigating the area, police deemed the location safe and another exclusion zone was established at a property along Shannonvale Road where the shooting is believed to have taken place.
Since then, three people have been located in the estate dead with gunshot wounds.
Investigations remain open into the circumstances leading up to the shooting.
Police are currently conducting emergency operations in the area and are asking the public and aircraft not to attend the declared location.