Homicide Squad detectives have charged a fourth person as investigations continue into the fatal shooting of a man at Newcastle earlier this year.
\nAbout 12.45pm on Thursday 22 July 2021, emergency services were called to a unit at Darby Street, Cooks Hill, following reports of shots fired.
\nUpon arrival, police located a 40-year-old man inside the unit with a gunshot wound to the chest.
\nDespite the efforts of emergency services, he died at the scene.
\nThe man has been formally identified as Wesley \u2018Wes\u2019 Prentice from Rutherford.
\nOfficers from Newcastle City Police District commenced inquiries, before detectives from the State Crime Command\u2019s Homicide Squad took carriage of the investigation under Strike Force Hibbard.
\nSo far during the investigation, strike force detectives have charged three people \u2013 two men and a woman \u2013 over their alleged roles in the incident. They remain before the courts.
\nFollowing further investigations, police stopped and arrested a 35-year-old woman at Maude Street, Belmont, about 9.15am yesterday (Tuesday 14 December 2021).
\nShe was taken to Belmont Police Station and charged with accessory after the fact to murder.
\nThe Charlestown woman was refused bail and is due to appear at Belmont Local Court via AVL today (Wednesday 15 December 2021).
\nInquiries under Strike Force Hibbard are continuing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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