Police have today charged a 32-year-old man with attempted murder and firearms offences among a range of charges arising from a shooting incident at Wynyard earlier this week.

The man was arrested at a residential address at Wynyard shortly after 1pm Thursday in what was the culmination of an extensive, 22-hour police operation involving uniformed officers, detectives and specialist resources in the Wynyard area.

Police allege that on Wednesday shortly after 3pm, the man was involved in an incident at Sandpiper Road, Wynyard, in which a 37-year-old man sustained a single gunshot wound to the stomach.

The injured man remains in a serious, but stable condition in hospital.

Police allege that following the wounding, the 32-year-old man attempted to conceal the firearm at the Sandpiper Road property before leaving the area area on foot.

He remained at large until police located him at a house on Belton Street, Wynyard, on Thursday.

The man was taken safely into custody at that address and detained for court.

Police have charged him with:
• Attempted murder
• Commit an unlawful act intended to cause bodily harm
• Wounding
• Possess shortened firearm
• Deface identification markings on a firearm part
• Possess a firearm when not the holder of a firearm licence of the appropriate category
• Possess, use, sell or acquire an unregistered firearm
• Possess ammunition when not the holder of the appropriate firearm licence
• Possess a controlled drug
• Drive while disqualified (Vehicle and Traffic Act)
• Burglary
• Stealing
• Trespass in a vehicle

The man has been detained to appear in the Burnie Magistrates Court later this afternoon.