A man has faced court over his alleged involvement in the shooting of a man in the state’s Central West last week.
About 9.45pm on Thursday (10 March 2022), officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District were called to a property at Wonga Roo Road, Bungaba, about 26km north of Gulgong, responding to reports of a shooting.
They found a 39-year-old man inside the home with a gunshot wound to the shoulder.
He was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital and is currently in a stable condition.
A crime scene was established, and an investigation commenced into the circumstances surrounding the incident.
About 6.30am on Friday (11 March 2022), police responded to reports of gunshots fired into a business on Mayne Street, Gulgong.
Police arrived a short time later and spoke to a man, who produced a knife.
Officers deployed a taser and the 31-year-old man was arrested and taken to Mudgee Hospital for assessment.
He was later transferred to Mudgee Police Station and charged with;
- Shoot at with intent to murder,
- cause grievous bodily harm to person with intent,
- discharge firearm intend cause grievous bodily harm,
- reckless grievous bodily harm,
- fire firearm at dwelling-house with disregard for safety,
- fire firearm manner likely injure persons/property,
- assault occasioning actual bodily harm,
- fire firearm in or near public place,
- destroy or damage property,
- use etc offensive weapon to prevent lawful detention and,
- resist officer in execution of duty.
The man appeared at Dubbo Local Court on Saturday (12 March 2022), where he was formally refused bail to appear at Mudgee Local Court on Wednesday 23 March 2022.
