Kincumber public shooting: Man charged with discharging firearm outside McDonalds
A man, 34, has become the second person charged over the public shooting in Kincumber. It comes a week after a woman appeared in court over her role in the alleged incident outside McDonalds.
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A Kincumber man is the second person to be charged over a public place shooting outside McDonalds.
The 34-year-old man was arrested on Monday at a house in Kincumber and charged over the alleged incident on June 26.
Police state that they responded to reports of a shooting outside McDonalds on Carrak Ave at around 5am.
Officers were told that a fight had allegedly broken out at the scene involving two groups of people, with a number of shots fired, before both groups left the scene. No one was injured.
Detectives established Strike Force Argyle to investigate and the man was arrested at a home on Camaroo Cl in Kincumber.
He was taken to Gosford Police Station and charged with discharge firearm intend to cause grievous bodily harm, acquire firearm – subject to prohibition order and possess unauthorised pistol.
He faced Gosford Local Court on Tuesday and was refused bail. He will next appear in court on October 21.
It comes after a Copacabana woman allegedly involved in the shooting was arrested and charged.
Jamie Cherie Howarth appeared at Gosford Local Court on August 17 and was brought up from the holding cells for her release application.
The 28-year-old is facing a charge of discharge firearm with intent to inflict grievous bodily harm (accessory after the fact).
Charge sheets tendered to the court stated that Howarth allegedly assisted the principal offender at 5.23am on June 26 in Kincumber.
During her bail application, Howarth’s defence lawyer stated that the case against Howarth was “not strong”.
She said the alleged “accessory after the fact” related to the principal offender entering her car while holding a gun.
“It’s uncertain whether there is any intentional assistance,” she said.
The court heard Howarth moved from Wagga Wagga to the coast to be the carer of her mother and keeping her in custody would be “detrimental” to her mother’s medical condition.
Magistrate Jennifer Price described the charge as serious, however said it was clear Howarth was not charged as the principal offender, but as an offender in the second degree.
She said there was strength in the prosecution’s case, and outlined Howarth’s previous offences including the supply of prohibited drugs, before refusing bail.
Howarth was in tears and looked towards two female support people as she left the court.
She will next appear at Gosford Local Court in September.
Investigations into the incident are continuing with police urging anyone with information or video footage related to the incident to contact Crimestoppers on 1800 333 000.
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