Police are appealing for assistance as inquiries continue into a public place shooting in the Hunter at the weekend.
About 6.45am yesterday (Sunday 16 October 2022), police were called to a home on Goldingham Street, Tenambit, following reports of a public place shooting.
Officers attached to Port Stephens-Hunter Police District attended and established that a number of shots had been fired into the front yard of a home and a MG station wagon parked in a driveway.
Police have been told no one was in the vehicle at the time, however the station wagon was driven from the scene by unknown persons and located at Morpeth later in the day. The car has been seized for forensic examination.
Three people – two men aged 26 and 28 – and a 24-year-old woman were inside the home at the time, but there are no reports of injuries.
Two crime scenes were established and are being forensically examined by specialist police.
As detectives continue their investigation, anyone with information, CCTV or dashcam footage is urged to police or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
Anyone with information about this incident is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
