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Daily Mail
05-05-2025
- Daily Mail
Shocking moment bearded man fires shotgun from a moving car
A man and woman faced court on Monday after shots were allegedly fired from a vehicle at various locations on the outskirts of Newcastle, NSW. Police launched an investigation a video circulated on social media, sparking a tip-off from a concerned member of the public on Sunday evening. The footage showed a man behind the wheel of a vehicle, firing a gun out the window on two separate occasions, before he could be heard saying, 'Oops'. The first is believed to have happened at 4pm on Sunday while driving in Toronto on the Central Coast with the second at 9:35pm in Tenambit in Maitland on the Hunter. At 2:35am on Monday, Port Stephens police officers put a white Mazda CX5 under covert surveillance in Burley Street, Tenambit. It is alleged that while sitting in the parked vehicle, the man fired a single shot into the air. The car was then tracked by PolAir to a home on Coal Point Road, Coal Point, south of Newcastle. Specialist police units, including the Tactical Operations Unit, surrounded the property. At around 5:15am, a 27-year-old man emerged from the house and was arrested without incident. Shortly after, officers entered the property and arrested a 22-year-old woman in connection with the investigation. During a subsequent search of the home and property, officers allegedly located a firearm, ammunition, and a replica pistol. Police also alleged the man was disqualified from driving in NSW, had a Firearms Prohibition order, and was also driving the car without permission. The 27-year-old has been charged with 11 offences, including Possession of an unauthorised prohibited firearm and reckless driving. Detective Ranald Urquhart, Crime Manager for the Port Stephens and Hunter Police District, condemned the footage, branding it 'deeply concerning'. 'It is an incredibly dangerous offence and will be treated very seriously,' Detective Urquhar said. 'It most definitely is not a giggle. It's a very, very serious offence.' 'Social media can be a bit of a double edged sword, it can be used for some persons for notoriety but it can also… assist police when it comes to offences and identifying offenders.'
Perth Now
05-05-2025
- Perth Now
Shocking video of Aussie man allegedly firing gun from car leads to arrest
A gunman has filmed himself firing into the street before footage of the alleged crime was shared on social media. With his face fully on show, the footage swiftly led to the young man's arrest in Maitland, about 45-minutes northwest of Newcastle, in the Lower Hunter Region of NSW. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Aussie man allegedly films himself firing gun from car. The footage captured one of several alleged gun-toting incidents which NSW Police said occurred in the area within 24 hours over the weekend. In one social media post, the man can be seeing filming himself driving on Toronto's usually-busy thoroughfare, The Boulevarde, before picking up a shotgun, pointing it out the car window and firing. 'Oop. My ears are ringing. I think I'm deaf,' he says in the footage. One local barista, Bibek Subedi, heard the gunshot from the cafe where he works 'We went outside and we couldn't see anything. We thought it was just a tyre blasting,' he told 7NEWS. An alleged gunman has been arrested after he filmed himself firing a shotgun from his car in Maitland, NSW. Credit: Reddit 'Might as well take himself straight to the cop shop,' one social media user commented on the footage, which quickly circulated. 'Did he piss off his missus and she posted this?' another wrote. More than one person also commented claims that they openly 'snitched' on the gunman after seeing the footage. An investigation began shortly after a member of the public reported the video late on Sunday night, and NSW Police were covertly tracking a white Mazda CX5 by 2.35am on Sunday. That's when NSW Police said they saw a man 'fire a single gunshot into the air from the parked vehicle' on Burley St at Tenambit. PolAir tracked the car back to a home on Coal Point Rd at Coal Point. Local police and the Tactical Operations Unit then surrounded the home — a neighbour told 7NEWS they heard officers using a loud speaker to call out for the man to come outside. A 27-year-old man walked out of the house and was arrested without incident about 5.15am. A short time later, police entered the home and arrested a 22-year-old woman in connection with the matter. Both were taken to Toronto Police Station, but no charges have been laid at the time of publication. Police later found a gun in the area around where the man was arrested, and the weapon is believed to be the gun seen in the footage on social media. It is not yet clear whether the gun was registered but police have confirmed the gun was 'shortened', a practice which is generally illegal in NSW. While no one was injured and no property was damaged in the shootings, NSW Police Detective Inspector Ranald Urquhart called the incidents 'incredibly dangerous'. He said that 'social media can be a bit of a double-edged sword' when it comes to attention-seeking footage of dangerous stunts. 'It can be used by some persons for notoriety, but its also something that can assist police incredible when it come sto identifying offences and offenders as well,' he said. Investigations are ongoing, and anyone with information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers.
