Northern Territory Police have charged a 23-year-old man after a firearm was allegedly discharged in a West Daly region community yesterday morning.
At around 9.30am police received a report of a man walking around the community with a firearm following an alleged disagreement with another man.
One shot was allegedly fired into the air before another community member disarmed the man.
The 23-year-old continued to make threats and police arrested the man after a short foot chase.
He has since been charged with:
- Going armed in public
- Assault
- Discharge firearm causing danger
- Carry a loaded firearm in a public place
- Possess/Use firearm whilst unlicensed
He was remanded to appear in local court today.
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