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Police have charged a fourth person in relation to the fatal shooting of a man in Newcastle earlier this year. Emergency services were called to a unit on Darby Street at Cooks Hill just before 1pm on Thursday July 22, following reports of shots fired. Upon arrival, police found a 40-year-old ma . by Isobella Evans | NBN News-News, Sport & Weather
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Police lay charges after Newcastle fatal shooting – Homicide Squad
Homicide Squad detectives have charged a man with murder following an investigation into the fatal shooting of another man at Newcastle last month.
About 12.45pm on Thursday 22 July 2021, emergency services were called to a unit at Darby St, Cooks Hill, following reports of shots fired.
Upon arrival, police located a 40-year-old man inside the unit with a gunshot wound to the chest.
Despite the efforts of emergency services, he died at the scene.
The man has been formally identified as Wesley ‘Wes’ Prentice from Rutherford.
Officers from Newcastle City Police District commenced inquiries, before detectives from the State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad took carriage of the investigation under Strike Force Hibbard.