WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — Two police officers were killed and another seriously wounded in a shooting at a property in rural Australia and the suspect was at large Tuesday, authorities said.

The shooting occurred in midmorning during a police visit to a property in Porepunkah, a town of just over 1,000 people in Victoria state 320 kilometers (200 miles) northeast of Melbourne.

The gunman’s whereabouts were unknown by late afternoon when authorities first confirmed the deaths. Law enforcement statements haven’t said why 10 officers were present at the time of the shooting or other details.

Police urged residents to stay indoors and told the public not to travel to the area. Public buildings and the nearby airfield were closed.

The local school of just over 100 students was in lockd

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