SYDNEY, Aug 10 (NNN-AAP) – A man has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition, following a shooting in eastern Australia, police in Australia’s state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement, today.
The emergency services were called to reports of a shooting, at a home in the small town of Nana Glen, about 440 kilometres north-east of Sydney, around 8:30 p.m. local time, last night.
Officers arrived and were told that a 22-year-old man was shot in the chest by a man known to him, following an argument.
The victim was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics before being airlifted to the hospital, where he was in a critical but stable condition this morning, after undergoing surgery.
About 30 minutes after the shooting, officers stopped an SUV in the nearby city of Coffs Harbour, and arrested a 20-year-old man. A rifle was seized during a subsequent search of the vehicle.
The 20-year-old was taken to a local police station and charged with six offenses, including shooting with intent to murder, as an act of domestic violence and possessing and using an unauthorised firearm.
NSW Police established a strike force to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting.– NNN-AAP
