Man, 30, to face Geraldton court in relation to shooting

Police have charged a 30-year-old man after someone was shot in the leg in WA's Midwest. The man was shot in the early hours of Wednesday morning near Moonyoonooka, just east of Geraldton. What's next? The man will face Geraldton Magistrates Court today. Police have charged a Geraldton man in relation to a shooting that left a man with a bullet wound to his leg in WA's Midwest. The victim was shot in the early hours of Wednesday morning near Moonyoonooka, just east of Geraldton. He was found with the gunshot wound just before 1am and is recovering in Geraldton Regional Hospital with serious injuries. The shooting saw armed police fan out across Geraldton, eventually honing in on a property in the nearby suburb of Utakarra. Stunned neighbours watched as heavily armed officers from the Tactical Response Group swarmed the house, with five people taken into custody. A 30-year-old man from the suburb of Wonthella has since been charged with an unlawful act or omission endangering a person's life, health or safety, along with wilfully destroying evidence. He is due to face the Geraldton Magistrates Court today. Yesterday, Acting Superintendent Ben Huggett said some of the five people who had been arrested were released, but would not confirm how many remained in custody. He said three people were believed to be involved in the shooting, but it was early in the investigation, and details were still being firmed up. Police have declined to reveal any details about the incident or what led to it, but confirmed the alleged shooter and victim are known to each other. [Image text:] 1HLW-229 11MN-4794