UPDATE #2: Arrests - Firearm Incident In Coconut Grove

The Northern Territory Police Force has arrested a further three males in relation to a firearms incident in Coconut Grove on Tuesday evening.

Around 5.40pm Thursday 6 February, police executed a search warrant at a residence in Karama where they arrested an adult male aged 19 and a 17-year-old male youth.

A short time later, a third male aged 19 was arrested at an address in Palmerston.

The 19-year-old arrested in Karama was charged with multiple offences including Recklessly endangering life - Aggravated, Aggravated robbery, Unlawfully cause serious harm and Go armed in public.

He is due to face Darwin Local Court on 7 February 2025.

The 19-year-old was later released pending further investigations, and the 17-year-old youth was conveyed into the care of a responsible adult.

The Northern Territory Police Force can confirm that this arrest operation is not connected to the recently absconded prisoner arrest operation.

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