Man charged after shots fired in Southern Cross, WA
Police have charged a man who allegedly stole and repeatedly shot a firearm at a property in Western Australia's eastern Wheatbelt.
A WA Police spokesperson said they received reports of multiple gunshots near Ghooli, about 380km east of Perth, on Wednesday evening.
Police allege that followed a burglary in the area around 5.30pm, where a firearm was stolen.
Officers from the Tactical Response Group, Regional Operations Group and Police Airwing were deployed to assist local police from Southern Cross.
Supplied Police Airwing footage shows officers tracking the solitary figure along Great Eastern Highway, before he is surrounded and taken into custody.
"The allegedly stolen firearm was located and seized and investigations are ongoing," the police spokesperson said.
"There are no reports of any injuries or damage to property, and there is no ongoing threat to the public."
A 31-year-old man from Carey Park, in Bunbury's suburbs, was arrested and charged with multiple offences, including home burglary, unlawful possession of a firearm and using a firearm in a manner likely to cause fear.
He is due to face Perth Magistrates Court on Friday.
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