Shooting, charges laid
A MAN has faced court over a shooting at Gulgong last week.
About 9.45pm on Thursday, March 10, police 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.
The victim was airlifted to Newcastle’s 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 the next day, Friday, March 11, police responded to reports of gunshots fired into a business on Mayne Street, Gulgong and when they arrived officers spoke to a man, who produced a knife.
Police deployed a taser and the 31-year-old man was arrested and taken to Mudgee Hospital for assessment before being 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 31-year-old appeared at Dubbo Local Court on March 12 where he was formally refused bail to appear at Mudgee Local Court on March 23.