An investigation is underway after a man was shot by police in Newcastle this morning during an arrest.
About 8.30am (Tuesday 3 March 2026), the Northern Operations Support Group and Northern Region Domestic Violence High Risk Offender Team attended a unit block on Honeysuckle Drive to arrest a man wanted on five outstanding arrest warrants.
Officers forced entry to a unit where a man – allegedly armed with an edged weapon – confronted police.
Two Tasers were deployed; however, both were ineffective against the man.
The man allegedly continued threatening officers with the edged weapon before a police officer discharged a firearm, shooting the man.
The 36-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound to his shoulder.
He was taken under police guard to the John Hunter Hospital in a stable condition.
A crime scene was established and inquiries into the circumstances surrounding the incident are underway by Newcastle City Police District.
