TWO men have been arrested following the shooting murder of a senior member of an outlaw motorcycle gang earlier this year.
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At 10.50am on January 14, police and emergency services responded to reports a man had been shot at a property on Catombal Road at Eurimbla, about 50 kilometres south of Wellington.
Officers attached to Orana Mid-Western Police District attended and located the body of a man inside the home. He had suffered a gunshot wound to the head.
The man was formally identified as 60-year-old Bandidos Central West Chapter president, Shane De Britt.
A crime scene was established at the property and examined by specialist forensic officers.
The State Crime Command's Homicide Squad, assisted by Criminal Groups Squad and Orana Mid-Western Police District detectives, commenced an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the man's death under Strike Force Kerrison.
Following extensive investigations two men - aged 58 and 39 - were arrested at a rural property near Stuart Town, about 34km south of Wellington, at 6am on Friday.
A search warrant is currently underway at the property.
The men will be taken to Dubbo Police Station, where charges are expected to be laid.