<div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>A significant </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/police" rel="" target="" title="police"><span>police</span></a><span> search is under way for a suspected gunman in Pinjarra, about 80 kilometres south of </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/perth" rel="" target="" title="Perth"><span>Perth</span></a><span>.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Mandurah District Acting Superintendent Darren Hart said the search was sparked after police received multiple calls this morning about a man seen with a longarm in the Pinjarra area.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>The man was seen acting suspiciously at a home on Pollard Street about 9.30am.</span></div></div><div><div id="adspot-mobile-medium"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><strong><span>READ MORE:</span></strong><span> </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/craig-silvey--acclaimed-australian-childrens-author-faces-court-on-child-exploitation-offences/32140e02-89e0-4679-9111-9129b60f4ea6" rel="" target="" title="Acclaimed Australian author faces court on alleged child exploitation offences"><strong><span>Acclaimed Australian author faces court on alleged child exploitation offences</span></strong></a></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>About 40 minutes later, a man was seen CCTV in a yard holding what appeared to be a firearm.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"Police are investigating a report that a projectile may have been discharged at that residence," Hart said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>There was no one home at the time and no injuries have been reported, he said.</span></div></div><div><div class="OUTBRAIN" data-reactroot="" data-src="//www.9news.com.au/national/pinjarra-police-searching-for-man-allegedly-armed-with-firearm-in-western-australia/8139eadd-99f6-4f7e-98d4-0defad1173dc" data-widget-id="AR_5"></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>At a press conference this afternoon, police said they would release an image of 18-year-old Zackariah Ugle, who they believe can assist them with their investigation.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Significant resources had been deployed to the area and a search was ongoing.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"We've got all the resources available to us; tactical response group, helicopter and a significant number of local officers on the ground searching addresses and looking for the person we believe is responsible," Hart said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Several homes in Pinjarra and Mandurah have been searched and multiple people are assisting police with their investigations.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Members of the public are urged to be aware of their surroundings and report any relevant information to police.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>"If the man is sighted, members of the public should remain inside, hidden from sight and immediately contact triple zero," Hart said.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police believe this morning's incidents were not targeted. Hart said the threat to the public was "minimal".</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Last week police launched a search for </span><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/police-hunt-alleged-gunman-in-wa/a570c6e2-37c0-48bf-99e7-74b1bd34097a" rel="" target="" title="58-year-old Kenneth John Giles after a woman was shot at a rural property near Mullewa"><span>58-year-old Kenneth John Giles after a woman was shot at a rural property near Mullewa</span></a><span>, about 400 kilometres north-west of Perth.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><span>Police said today's incident and the search for Giles did not appear to be linked.</span></div></div><div class="block-content"><div class="styles__Container-sc-1ylecsg-0 goULFa"><a href="https://www.9news.com.au/national/how-to-follow-9news-digital/29855bb1-ad3d-4c38-bc25-3cb52af1216f" target="_blank"><strong><em><span>DOWNLOAD THE 9NEWS APP</span></em></strong></a><strong><em><span>: Stay across all the latest in breaking news, sport, politics and the weather via our news app and get notifications sent straight to your smartphone. 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