Man charged over public place shooting - Newcastle

Friday, 07 February 2025 09:28:05 AM

A man will appear in court today charged after shots were allegedly fired at a home in Newcastle last month.

About 4.30am on Wednesday 29 January 2025, police were called to a home on Lake Road, Elermore Vale, following reports of shots fired.

On arrival, officers attached to Newcastle City Police District found projectiles had struck the front of a house and a vehicle.

There were no reports of injuries.

A crime scene was established and an investigation into the incident commenced by Newcastle City Detectives under Strike Force Balgo.

Following extensive inquiries by detectives, a 43-year-old man was arrested in Newcastle about 4.30pm yesterday (Thursday 6 February 2025) and taken to Newcastle Police Station.

Investigators subsequently executed a search warrant at a home in Bar Beach, seizing 5 firearms including two rifles, two pistols and a gel blaster machine gun, various firearms parts, ammunition and a NSW Police issued baseball cap. A silver Holden Commodore Utility was also seized. The seized items will be forensically examined.

The man was charged with 15 offences – fire firearm at dwelling house with disregards for safety, possess unregistered firearm, possess unregistered prohibited firearm, possess unregistered firearm – pistol (three counts), possess more than three unregistered firearms, not keep firearm safely – pistol, not keep firearm safely – prohibited firearm (two counts), possess ammunition without a permit, possess prohibited drug, acquire firearm without authority to do so, wearing a police uniform when not a police officer and goods in custody.

He was refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court today (Friday 7 February 2025).

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