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Dashcam appeal after fatal shooting at Newcastle
Police are appealing for dashcam footage as they continue to investigate a fatal shooting at Newcastle yesterday.
About 12.45pm (Thursday 22 July 2021), emergency services were called to a unit on Darby St, Cooks Hill, following reports of shots fired.
Upon arrival, police located a man inside the unit with a gunshot wound to the chest.
He was treated by NSW Ambulance paramedics, however, he died at the scene. He has since been identified as a 40-year-old man.
Detectives from Newcastle City Police District – with assistance from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad – have established Strike Force Hibbard to investigate the circumstances surrounding the man’s death.
Footage Appeal Following Fatal Shooting
July 23, 2021
Police are appealing for dashcam footage as inquiries continue into a fatal shooting at Cooks Hill.
Around 12:45pm Thursday afternoon, police were called to a unit on Darby Street and arrived to find a man had been shot in the chest.
The victim died at the scene and has now been identified as a 40 year old man.
Police are yet to make an arrest over the incident but have been told a man and woman were seen fleeing the area.
As investigations continue, detectives are seeking footage recorded on Darby Street, Parkway Avenue, Tooke and Brooks Streets around the time of the shooting.