Man arrested after allegedly shooting gun near children at Coopernook in NSW Mid North Coast
A NSW man has been arrested and charged after shooting a gun near children on the state’s Mid North Coast.
The 62-year-old man had been driving a car with a three-year-old child in the rear passenger seat when he met a 38-year-old man in another car on Harrington Road, Coopernook, who was travelling with a nine-year-old passenger, about 5.50pm on Friday.
Police said the two men, who are known to each other, began to argue when the older man allegedly pulled out a gun before shooting into the air twice.
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“The younger man and his nine-year-old passenger were uninjured during the incident,” police said.
“Following inquiries, about 11am yesterday (Saturday), a search was undertaken in swampland in Harrington, where a sawn-off rifle was located and seized for forensic examination.”
The 62-year-old man was arrested at a boat ramp in Harrington and taken to Taree Police Station later that day and charged with a range of offences.
He was refused bail and will appear at Parramatta Local Court on Sunday.
Originally published on 7NEWS
