Date Time Man charged, weapons seized, after investigation into public place shooting at Bourke A man will face court today charged with firearm offences following an investigation into a public place shooting in the state’s north-west on New Year’s Day. About 5.30am on Friday 1 January 2021, officers received reports a firearm had been fired multiple times during an argument on Culgoa Street, Bourke. Police were told a group of people had congregated on the street during the altercation before a man produced the shortened rifle and fired several rounds of ammunition into the air. The group fled the scene prior to police arrival.