Full list of firearms incidents in 2021 in Tassie’s north and north-west

A full list of gun crimes in Tasmania’s North and North West reveals the suburbs fast becoming firearm hotspots. FULL LIST >>

The Mercury reveals the full list of the firearm related incidents in the North and North West of the state so far for 2021.

Since the start of the year there has been 28 firearm related incidents in the North and 11 in the North West.

In March there were four firearm related incidents in the North and another nine in April, majority in the Launceston area.

Six occurred within a four day period, two of those on the same day.

A firearms taskforce was established by Tasmania police in Launceston in April as police attempted to crackdown on illegal firearms.

The scene of an alleged serious shooting at Weaving Place in Invermay.

As of July 26, the taskforce had conducted 62 searches, seized ammunition and 60 firearms.

60 people have been charged with 266 offences.

In June the taskforce seized 21 firearms and thousands of rounds of ammunition at two properties in Longford.

At mobile firearms amnesties held in North and North-West Tasmania in May, 75 firearms and

a significant quantity of ammunition was surrendered to police.

Map of 2021 gun crimes in Tasmania's north this year.

Police say the vast majority of the firearm incidents involve people who are known to both police and one another.

A St Leonards shop owner has held up at gunpoint on June 5.

Gun crimes in Launceston for 2021

On June 15 two young people were allegedly threatened with a gun during a carjacking in West Launceston.

Further charges were also laid on August 9 in relation to a shooting at Norwood on Saturday July 24 where shots were fired into a home on Boiton Hill Road.

A 27-year-old man from Waverley and a 40-year-old Mayfield man have been charged with aggravated assault and two counts of recklessly discharging a firearm, bringing the total number of offenders involved in the incident to four.

In the most recent incident, investigations are underway after a shot gun was fired into an East Devonport unit on July 29.

The East Devonport units where a shooting took place

Police say overall there has been a state wide decrease in firearm related incidents, with 195 between 1 July 2020 and 30 May 2021, compared to 243 for the same period the previous year.

Northern Districts

• January 7 - Campbell Town: Firearm discharged into window of a residence
• January 13 - Ravenswood: A man is wounded after a firearm is discharged into a vehicle
• February 11 - Ravenswood: Firearm discharged at vehicle, charges laid
• February 13 - Ravenswood: Firearm discharged at residence.
• February 28 - Launceston: Female presented to Launceston General Hospital with gunshot wound
• March 1 - Prospect: Man confronted, firearm discharged
• March 5 - Hadspen: Firearm discharged. charges laid
• March 13 - Scottsdale: Reckless discharged of firearm
• March 30 - Invermay: Firearm discharged, man struck to head, charges laid
• April 1 - St Leonards: Firearm discharged into vehicle, woman wounded
• April 2 - Invermay: Homemade firearm discharged during an altercation, charges laid
• April 3 - Launceston: Firearm discharged three times into residence
• April 3 - Youngtown: Firearm discharged into four unoccupied vehicles
• April 4 - Rocherlea: Firearm discharged, charges laid
• April 10 - Mayfield: Firearm discharged in air from vehicle during neighbourhood dispute, charges laid
• April 15 - Ravenswood: Firearm discharged from stolen car
• April 22 - Invermay: A man is wounded after a firearm is discharged during attempted motor vehicle theft, charges laid
• April 25 - St Leonards: Firearm discharged, charges laidsMay 2 Invermay: Witness heard two gunshots, bullet casings located in car park
• May 26 - Waverley: Firearm discharged twice into residence
• June 5 - St Leonards: Firearms pointed at supermarket employee during robbery, not discharged
• June 9 - Deloraine: Victim threatened with replica firearm, not discharged, charges laid
• June 13 - Westbury: Victim threatened with firearm, not discharged
• June 15 - West Launceston: Victim threatened with firearm during robbery, not discharged, charges laid
• June 25 - Invermay: Firearm discharged into window of residence
• June 25- St Leonards: Firearm discharged into window of residence
• July 24 - Norwood: Firearm discharged into residence, charges laid
• July 25 - Prospect: Firearm discharged in reserve area

North West District

• February 8 - Quoiba: Firearm discharged at wildlife within 250m of residence.
• March 3 - Hellyer: Firearm discharged in a public place.
• March 26 - Wynyard: Aggravated assault with taser.
• April 13 - East Devonport: Recklessly discharge of firearm towards vehicle. Charges laid
• May 2 - Ulverstone: Armed robbery, firearm not discharged. Charges laid
• May 3 - Ambleside: Aggravated assault, firearm not discharged
• May 22 - Penguin: Aggravated assault, firearm not discharged. Charges laid
• June 3 - Ocean Vista: Carry firearm, firearm not discharged. Charges laid
• July 5 - Devonport: Aggravated assault, firearm not discharged.
• July 7 - Devonport: Assault, firearm not discharged. Charges laid
• July 29 - East Devonport: Firearm discharged into residence