Police charge man over Lutana incident

A 23 year old Lutana man has been charged over an incident in Lutana last night in which a firearm was allegedly discharged.

Police were called to an address in Lennox Avenue about 9.20pm following an incident where the man had allegedly discharged a firearm into the roof of the property. He then fled the scene.

Police saturated the area and located the alleged offender a short time later.

The firearm was also located on a nearby property.

No one was injured in this incident.

Police have charged the man with a range of offences including firearms and family violence offences.

He has been detained to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court at 11am today.

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