A man has been charged after a firearm was discharged allegedly injuring a teenage boy last month.
About 1.30am on Monday 27 April 2026, police were called to a Tamworth Hospital following reports a person presented with gunshot injuries.
Police were told a 14-year-old boy suffered injuries after a firearm allegedly discharged while travelling in a car on a property on Borah Road, Manilla.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the boy at the scene for non-life-threatening injuries before he was flown to John Hunter Hospital for further treatment.
Following inquiries, on Friday 22 May 2026, Rural Crime Investigators and officers attached to the Rural Crime Prevention Team attended a property on Borah Road, Manilla.
Investigators spoke with a 50-year-old man, who was issued a Court attendance Notice and charged with fire firearm manner likely to injure and give firearm to person not authorised.
Three firearms were also seized, and the man's firearms licence has been suspended.
He will appear before Tamworth Local Court on Monday 6 July 2026
