A man has been arrested following a fatal shooting in Newcastle yesterday.
\nJust after 4pm (Saturday 8 December 2018), police were called to a home on Beauford Avenue, Maryland, after reports of a shooting.
\nA man, believed to be 38-years-old, was found with fatal injuries inside an attached garage.
\nHe is yet to be formally identified.
\nA crime scene was established, and officers from Newcastle City Police District, with assistance from State Crime Command\u2019s Homicide Squad, commenced inquiries.
\nAbout 1am today (Sunday 9 December 2018), specialist police and negotiators attended a home on Raglan Street, Wallsend, and established a perimeter.
\nFollowing negotiations, about 3.45am, 10 people \u2013 including a 30-year-old man and children \u2013 inside the home exited without incident.
\nThe 30-year-old man was arrested and taken to Newcastle Police Station, before being taken to John Hunter Hospital for treatment to minor injuries.
\nThe men are known to each other and police are treating the incident as targeted.
\nInquiries are continuing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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