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Two men have died and a woman has been hospitalised after a shooting in the Tasmanian town of Devonport overnight.

Police were called after a woman knocked on a neighbour's door begging for help after being shot.

Police arrived at the home on William Street around 1am to find a dead man and a seriously wounded man inside the house.

The woman was rushed to hospital but the wounded man died soon after he was found.

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The woman is in a serious but stable condition and is about to go into surgery at Launceston General Hospital.

Police believe the wounded man was the person responsible.

Police have confirmed he knew the victims but have not elaborated on their relationship.

Two children at the home were unharmed, Detective Inspector Kim Steven said.

"They have witnessed what has occurred," he said.

"So they are seeing a psychologist and are in care of the grandmother at the moment."

The wounded woman was the children's mother.

The gun has been recovered and there is no further concern for community safety.

"I have viewed the camera of the initial attending officers and it is pretty confronting," Det Insp Steven said.

"We have had the welfare team in to help them process that and go through that this morning."

Locals have been asked to stay away from the area as police investigate.

The town of Devonport is on the north coast of the state.

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New South Wales is close to hitting the 90 per cent double dosed vaccination milestone.

Currently at 89.4 per cent of people over the age of 16 are fully vaccinated.

93.8 per cent of people over 16 have received their first dose of the vaccine.

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It comes as the state recorded 271 new cases of COVID-19 and three deaths.

Of the new cases 270 are local, while one is a returned overseas traveller.

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