Update after Ekampreet Sahni died in Newcastle beachside shooting

A man has been charged after a teenager died following a shooting in a beachside carpark in NSW.

A man has been arrested after Ekampreet Sahni (pictured) was shot dead during a fight in a beachside carpark in Newcastle. Picture: Supplied.

A man has been charged after a teenager was shot dead during a fight in a beachside carpark in Newcastle.

Ekampreet Sahni, 18, was found with a gunshot wound in the Bar Beach carpark on Memorial Drive about 11.40pm on Wednesday.

Police were told a group of people were fighting in the carpark when a white SUV drove up.

A man armed with a firearm allegedly got out of the car and fired the gun before leaving the scene in the car.

Ekampreet Sahni, 18, died after he was shot in the Bar Beach carpark in Newcastle on Wednesday. Picture: Supplied

Police told reports he suffered a gunshot wound to his upper torso. Picture: Supplied

Newcastle City Police Acting Superintendent Steve Benson told reporters on Thursday the teenager suffered a gunshot wound to his upper torso.

NSW Police and Counter-terrorism Minister Yasmin Catley earlier offered her condolences to the victim’s friends and family and said “this sort of death of a young person” was “not want we want to see” in the community.

“This sort of violence is not what we ever want to see on our streets … we’re not used to seeing it on our streets,” Ms Catley said.

A 22-year-old man was arrested about 11.20am on Friday.

He has since been charged with murder.

The man was refused bail to appear before Parramatta Local Court on Saturday.

Originally published as Update after Ekampreet Sahni died in Newcastle beachside shooting