A man and a woman have been charged following a shooting near Newcastle yesterday.
About 5.30pm yesterday (Thursday 26 September 2024), officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District were called to O'Donnelltown Road, West Wallsend, following reports of a shooting.
Police arrived to find a man, who was located in bushland, had been shot in both legs.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the 39-year-old at the scene, before he was taken to John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
Officers were told, the 39-year-old had allegedly met a 26-year-old man at the location – both men are known to each other – with the 26-year-old driving off before police arrived.
Police established a crime scene and commenced investigations into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
A short time later, two men, aged 23 and 33, were arrested at Seaham Street, Holmesville.
They were taken to Belmont Police Station and questioned, before later being released.
About 7:15pm, the 26-year-old man and a 48-year-old woman attended Toronto Police Station.
They were arrested and the man was charged with discharge firearm etc intend cause grievous bodily harm and possess loaded firearm public place.
The woman was charged with being an accessory after the fact to discharge firearm etc intend cause grievous bodily harm.
Both were refused bail to appear before Toronto Local Court today (Friday 27 September 2024).
Investigations into the incident are ongoing.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
