A second man is now clinging to life in hospital after a Mother's Day celebration turned bloody on a NSW property.
Police were called to Bingleburra in the NSW Hunter region about midday on Sunday following reports two men had been shot during a domestic incident.
Officers were told a 28-year-old man and his 35-year-old stepbrother had become involved in a fight before the older man was shot in the chest.
The younger man fled and was found nearby with a gunshot wound believed to have been self-inflicted.
AAP understands the family had gathered to celebrate Mother's Day when the shooting broke out.
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Both men were treated at the scene and flown to John Hunter Hospital.
Initially, the 28-year-old was reported to be in a critical condition while the older man's condition was serious but stable.
However, by Monday afternoon, both men were in a critical condition in the hospital's intensive care unit.
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