A woman has suffered a gunshot wound to her arm at Gateshead overnight.
Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District have been told two women and two men were leaving a unit on Paper Street about 8.45pm (Tuesday 30 June 2026), when they were approached by two people who had their faces covered; one was holding a firearm.
Police have been told two shots were fired towards the group, with a 50-year-old woman suffering a gunshot wound to her right upper arm. The second round struck a window of the unit.
All six people then left the scene.
Police were not alerted to the incident until about 9.20pm, when a crime scene was established and canvass of the area conducted.
Following inquiries, the injured woman was found at a home in Charlestown and was taken by NSW Ambulance to John Hunter Hospital to be treated. She remains there in a stable condition.
A second woman, aged 38, remains at a police station within the command as inquiries continue to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.
Detectives are appealing for anyone with information about, or relevant vision of, the incident to contact Belmont Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.
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