A man has been charged following a public place shooting in Ballina.
About 9pm on Monday April 10, police were called to a home on Brunswick Street, Ballina, following reports of a public place shooting.
Officers attached to Richmond Police District attended and located damage to the exterior of a home. No person was injured.
Detectives established Strike Force Talmoi to investigate the incident.
Following inquiries, a 50-year-old man was identified, and an arrest warrant was issued.
On Sunday June 4 the man was arrested by Queensland Police in Collinsville. He appeared before Mackay Magistrates Court on Monday June 5, where extradition was sought and granted.
On Tuesday June 6 the man was extradited to New South Wales and taken to Lismore Police Station, where he was charged with eight offences including firing a firearm at dwelling-house with disregard for safety, possessing an unauthorised firearm, possessing a loaded firearm public place, not keeping a firearm safely, using an unauthorised prohibited firearm, receiving property stolen outside NSW and participating in criminal group continue criminal activity.
He was refused bail to appear at Lismore Local Court today (Wednesday June 7).
Investigations are ongoing and more arrests likely.