Police Charge Man After Firearms Incident 7 February

A 22 year old Berriedale man has been charged with firearms offences following an incident in Rosetta last night between two people known to one another.

Police allege the man went to an address in Marys Hope Road, Rosetta, where a firearm was discharged, about 9pm.

Another man at the address received a non-life threatening injury to the hand and attended hospital for treatment.

Police attended the scene and commenced an investigation.

Later that night police, along with specialist resources, attended an address in Berriedale where a man was arrested in relation to the incident.

The man was charged with wounding, destroy property, breach of bail, attempt to breach family violence order, unlawfully set fire to property and numerous firearm offences.

He has been detained to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court tomorrow.

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