Police are responding to reports of shots fired at Tara this afternoon (January 18).
Initial information indicates around 3.30pm a civilian vehicle was shot at on Smallacombe Street.
No police vehicle has been shot at.
No one has been physically injured.
Specialist police, PolAir and multiple crews from the region are continuing to respond to the ongoing incident.
An emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act (PSPA) has been declared, with an exclusion zone encompassing Surat Development Road, Day Street, Benn Street, Fry Street and Milne Street.
Several residents have been evacuated.
Police urge those within the exclusion zone to remain indoors and for people to refrain from entering the exclusion zone.
No further information is available at this stage.
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