Shots were fired during a lengthy police pursuit from Gundagai to Yass in southern New South Wales, police say.<\/p>\n
Police said they were called to the Hume Highway at Gundagai about 2:00am today after reports of a break and enter at a business.<\/p>\n
Two men driving a ute were pursued from Gundagai to Yass for close to two hours, during which officers allege a number of shots were fired by the men.<\/p>\n
About 3:40am, the men, both aged 23 from the ACT, stopped at a service centre at Yass, where police said they forced the driver of a Ford Falcon out of his vehicle at gunpoint.<\/p>\n
Both men were arrested at the service station and were taken to Yass Police Station.<\/p>\n
Police said at least one firearm was seized for forensic examination.<\/p>\n
An independent critical incident team from Monaro Local Area Command will now investigate all circumstances surrounding the incident, including the discharge of a police firearm during the arrests.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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