Farmer reveals near miss with Nazi gunman after Kellerberrin shooting

A farmer fired at by a gunman on the loose in a WA Wheatbelt town has said he is lucky to be alive, with the bullet coming within centimetres of his head.

Roy Linto, a farmer in the region, told ABC he was driving north of Kellerberrin on Thursday when he crossed paths with shooter Lachlan Bowles.

Bowles, 25, shot workmate Terry Czernowski, a father in his 40s, at Moylan Grain Silos in Kellerberrin, about 205km east of Perth, at around 8.40am on Thursday, before fleeing the scene.

It plunged the WA town into lockdown and sparked a lengthy police search.

Bowles, who was reportedly seen wearing a Swastika and waving around a Nazi flag, was believed to be driving around in a grey sedan, but was on foot when he came across Mr Linto’s car.

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