A man shot and wounded in the head in NSW's north had just
come from a beach where his girlfriend's father had drowned,
police say.
Police are hunting the gunman, but say the drowning and the
shooting at Mullaway Bay yesterday are not linked, and are
just a "horrible coincidence".
Following reports of shots being fired, police and ambulance
officers found a 32-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the
right side of his head about 5.30pm (AEDT).
He is in Coffs Harbour Hospital in a stable condition.
Police said today they were investigating reports the
offender followed the victim and his family home from a local
beach where a 57-year-old man drowned yesterday.
The drowned man was the father of the shooting victim's
girlfriend and the shooting happened outside the dead man's
home, a police spokeswoman told AAP.
"From an investigative point of view there's absolutely no
link, it's just a horrible coincidence ... but there is that
family connection," she said.
Early investigations suggest the shooting was the result of a
personal relationship and an argument that broke out at the
beach, police said.
They have urged anyone with information to call Crime
Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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