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WA news LIVE: Charges laid over Geraldton shooting

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WA news LIVE: Charges laid over Geraldton shooting. (2026, October 1). The Sydney Morning Herald. https://www.smh.com.au/national/western-australia/wa-news-live-charges-laid-over-geraldton-shooting-20261001-p611yn.html?ref=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_source=rss_feed

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The Sydney Morning Herald · collected 2026-10-01

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On September 29, 2026, WA Police searched for a gunman near Geraldton, specifically in the rural locality of Moonyoonooka, about 4km from Geraldton Airport. A man, aged 32, was shot and taken to Geraldton hospital with a gunshot wound to his leg early that morning. Significant police resources were deployed, and authorities urged the public to stay away from the area. On October 1, two men were charged over the shooting; Ashley Wayne Cameron was among five people arrested earlier on Hart Street in Utakarra after he sustained injuries.

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📰 Police Operation Near Geraldton Airport
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Topics

Geraldton Moonyoonooka Utakarra

Subjects

Ashley Wayne Cameron PERSON · 1× Cameron PERSON · 1× Geraldton GPE · 1× Moonyoonooka GPE · 1× Utakarra GPE · 1×

Narrative

Officers rushed to the scene in Moonyoonooka, about 12 kilometres outside the regional city’s town centre, about 1am, arriving to find Cameron with a wound to his leg.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-01
2026-10-01 · The Sydney Morning Herald
WA news LIVE: Charges laid over Geraldton shooting · assertive framing

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Two men have been charged over a shooting that left another man in hospital and sparked a manhunt in WA’s Mid West yesterday. asserted
that → charge → West
Five people were arrested after Geraldton man Ashley Wayne Cameron was shot in the leg in the early hours of Wednesday. asserted
Cameron → arrest → Wednesday
Officers rushed to the scene in Moonyoonooka, about 12 kilometres outside the regional city’s town centre, about 1am, arriving to find Cameron with a wound to his leg. asserted
Officers → rush → leg
Later that morning, police arrested five people Hart Street in Utakarra. asserted
police → arrest → Utakarra
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