A man has died at a hospital after being shot during a hunting trip near Oberon earlier this month.
About 8.50pm on Friday 18 April 2025, emergency services responded to reports of a man being shot on a rural property along Campbells River Road, Black Springs, approximately 20km south of Oberon.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 69-year-old man for a gunshot wound to the right shoulder before he was airlifted to Westmead Hospital in a critical condition.
A crime scene was established and officers attached to Chifley Police District established Strike Force Arthurs to investigate the incident.
Police seized three firearms for a forensic examination.
On Sunday 27 April 2025, police were notified the man has died at Westmead Hospital.
A report will be prepared for the information of the Coroner.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or Information is managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
