Police are appealing for information after a man was shot multiple times with a nail gun at a property in the state's northeast on the weekend.
Emergency services were called to a home on Goonoo Goonoo Road, Tamworth, shortly before 11pm Saturday 20 June 2026, with reports of an assault.
Officers attached to Oxley Police District arrived and found a man in his 40s with nail gun wounds to his face, chest and hand.
The man was taken to Tamworth Hospital by NSW Ambulance paramedics for treatment of a fractured skull, lacerations to his head, and puncture wounds.
Police were told a group of people stole cash from the man.
Following extensive inquiries, shortly before midday yesterday (Monday 22 June 2026), detectives executed a search warrant at a unit on Anne Street, South Tamworth, where they seized nail strips for a nail gun and electronic devices.
As police continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the incident, they are urging anyone with information – or CCTV/dashcam or mobile phone footage that relates – to contact Tamworth 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 managed on a confidential basis. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
