1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:04,280 Speaker 1: As we know from overnight, the Northern Territory Police continuing 2 00:00:04,320 --> 00:00:08,160 Speaker 1: to investigate the circumstances around a serious assault which saw 3 00:00:08,200 --> 00:00:11,879 Speaker 1: a man shot in Coconut Grove. Now, the incident on 4 00:00:11,960 --> 00:00:16,320 Speaker 1: Litchfield Court saw a twenty three year old man suffer 5 00:00:16,360 --> 00:00:19,560 Speaker 1: injuries to his leg in what's believed to be a 6 00:00:19,680 --> 00:00:23,759 Speaker 1: targeted assault. Now, joining me live on the line right 7 00:00:23,800 --> 00:00:29,400 Speaker 1: now is the Assistant Commissioner for Crime and Intelligence, Travis Wurst. 8 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:31,800 Speaker 1: Good morning to your Assistant commissioner. 9 00:00:32,200 --> 00:00:34,280 Speaker 2: Good morning, how are you yeah really well? 10 00:00:34,360 --> 00:00:37,160 Speaker 1: Now can you tell us what exactly happened last night? 11 00:00:38,360 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 2: So Police received a call just after seven pm last 12 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:46,720 Speaker 2: night indicating that there had been an incident a unit 13 00:00:46,720 --> 00:00:51,200 Speaker 2: within Literal Court where someone had been shot. Police responded 14 00:00:51,240 --> 00:00:53,760 Speaker 2: along with Saint John's and identified a twenty three year 15 00:00:53,800 --> 00:00:59,000 Speaker 2: old male with some gunshot wounds to both his legs. 16 00:00:59,200 --> 00:01:03,320 Speaker 2: He was subsequently taken to Rolegoing Hospital and Northern Territory 17 00:01:03,320 --> 00:01:08,120 Speaker 2: Police commenced their investigative process, involving the calling out of 18 00:01:08,160 --> 00:01:12,880 Speaker 2: crime scene and our detectives from Prime Division. As a 19 00:01:12,920 --> 00:01:16,920 Speaker 2: consequence of that investigation, a vehicle of interest, which was 20 00:01:16,920 --> 00:01:20,880 Speaker 2: a black as the three was later identified traveling through 21 00:01:22,600 --> 00:01:27,440 Speaker 2: Adelaide River and just before four o'clock this morning, police 22 00:01:27,440 --> 00:01:30,600 Speaker 2: from Catherine Frontline members along with our NIS staff, in 23 00:01:30,640 --> 00:01:37,319 Speaker 2: conjunction with our Tactical Support group who were providing additional support, 24 00:01:37,959 --> 00:01:40,520 Speaker 2: set up a vehicle control point just north of Catherine, 25 00:01:40,560 --> 00:01:44,600 Speaker 2: and that vehicle was stopped using tiger flation devices and 26 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,040 Speaker 2: all three people in that vehicle were taken into custody. 27 00:01:47,680 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 2: The incident appears to involve at least three people. The 28 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:54,680 Speaker 2: three people in the vehicle we will allege were involved 29 00:01:54,680 --> 00:01:58,040 Speaker 2: in the incident. We arrested a nineteen year old Mail, 30 00:01:58,280 --> 00:02:00,200 Speaker 2: a twenty two year old Mail, and twenty two your 31 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:05,360 Speaker 2: old female. We are yet to recover the firearm. The 32 00:02:05,400 --> 00:02:10,120 Speaker 2: firearm we are yet to identify positively and there appears 33 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,880 Speaker 2: with some indication that might be a homemade type weapon. 34 00:02:13,919 --> 00:02:18,519 Speaker 2: We're not yet sure. We have undertaken significant investigation in 35 00:02:18,720 --> 00:02:24,400 Speaker 2: efforts to locate that weapon, but to this stage we 36 00:02:24,440 --> 00:02:27,040 Speaker 2: haven't yet located. We are yet to thoroughly search the 37 00:02:27,120 --> 00:02:30,280 Speaker 2: vehicle also, which is currently built at the Captain Police Station, 38 00:02:30,919 --> 00:02:32,800 Speaker 2: and the three people in custody are currently in the 39 00:02:32,800 --> 00:02:38,200 Speaker 2: Catherine Watchhouse and will be spoken to by Major Crime 40 00:02:38,440 --> 00:02:42,320 Speaker 2: and Northern Investigation detectives later today. They haven't been charged 41 00:02:42,320 --> 00:02:47,000 Speaker 2: with him yet, but when we consider charges, we're looking 42 00:02:47,000 --> 00:02:50,480 Speaker 2: at firearms and assault type charges. The male that is 43 00:02:50,480 --> 00:02:54,799 Speaker 2: in hospital sustained minor injuries to his legs. He remains 44 00:02:54,800 --> 00:02:57,880 Speaker 2: in well gone the hospital undergoing treatment. As you indicated 45 00:02:58,000 --> 00:03:00,120 Speaker 2: at the top, we do believe this to the be 46 00:03:00,240 --> 00:03:04,200 Speaker 2: tard with. There is no thread or concern for the 47 00:03:04,240 --> 00:03:08,200 Speaker 2: greater daw In public. However, Nomalitarity Police will continue to 48 00:03:08,240 --> 00:03:11,399 Speaker 2: investigate this matter thoroughly, and I would ask that any 49 00:03:11,400 --> 00:03:14,920 Speaker 2: of your listeners who may have information about the events 50 00:03:15,000 --> 00:03:18,640 Speaker 2: leading up to, during, or after to contact police on 51 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:21,680 Speaker 2: one three one triple four or on Crime Stoppers one 52 00:03:21,720 --> 00:03:23,480 Speaker 2: three hundred Triple three Triple zero. 53 00:03:24,000 --> 00:03:27,440 Speaker 1: Assistant Commissioner. At this point in time, as you mentioned there, 54 00:03:27,480 --> 00:03:30,000 Speaker 1: they are known to each other. It's believed that they're 55 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,320 Speaker 1: known to each other. Is there any understanding of what 56 00:03:33,040 --> 00:03:35,920 Speaker 1: the motivation may have been, or if it's drug related 57 00:03:36,440 --> 00:03:39,200 Speaker 1: or what could have been the motivation behind this. 58 00:03:40,280 --> 00:03:42,960 Speaker 2: We're keeping an open mind at this stage. We obviously 59 00:03:43,040 --> 00:03:47,119 Speaker 2: yet to speak to the victim in hospital in any detail, 60 00:03:47,280 --> 00:03:51,520 Speaker 2: so the exact motive behind this particular incident is yet 61 00:03:51,520 --> 00:03:54,400 Speaker 2: to be examined. We're obviously working on that important parts 62 00:03:54,600 --> 00:03:57,720 Speaker 2: part of the evidential brief that we need to provide 63 00:03:57,760 --> 00:03:58,880 Speaker 2: to the court at later gate. 64 00:03:59,040 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: Yeah, I mean, I've no doubt, but there would be 65 00:04:00,680 --> 00:04:03,000 Speaker 1: a lot of work that still needs to happen. In 66 00:04:03,120 --> 00:04:06,920 Speaker 1: terms of the three that have been arrested, are they 67 00:04:07,040 --> 00:04:09,280 Speaker 1: known to police? Were they known to police? 68 00:04:10,680 --> 00:04:15,280 Speaker 2: Yes, They've had previous dealings with police in various plays. Yes. 69 00:04:15,680 --> 00:04:19,360 Speaker 1: And in terms of that apprehension, was it quite smooth? 70 00:04:19,480 --> 00:04:21,599 Speaker 1: I mean, did they try and get away or did 71 00:04:21,600 --> 00:04:23,719 Speaker 1: they accept the fact that they'd been kept caught? 72 00:04:25,440 --> 00:04:28,240 Speaker 2: No, Once their tithes had been deflated using the tie 73 00:04:28,240 --> 00:04:31,400 Speaker 2: inflation devices, they didn't have much option. We had a 74 00:04:31,560 --> 00:04:36,000 Speaker 2: significant police in presence to ensure that the apprehension occurred safely, 75 00:04:36,440 --> 00:04:39,039 Speaker 2: and my understanding of it occleve without which is a 76 00:04:39,120 --> 00:04:42,680 Speaker 2: fantastic result for police, for the community and obviously defenders 77 00:04:42,720 --> 00:04:43,080 Speaker 2: as well. 78 00:04:43,400 --> 00:04:45,280 Speaker 1: Yeah. Absolutely, And I mean the fact that they've been 79 00:04:45,320 --> 00:04:47,960 Speaker 1: apprehended and by the sounds of it, you know, pretty 80 00:04:48,040 --> 00:04:51,160 Speaker 1: quickly following on from what would have been a dangerous, 81 00:04:51,520 --> 00:04:54,799 Speaker 1: dangerous situation, do we know at this point in time? 82 00:04:54,880 --> 00:04:56,640 Speaker 1: I know there's still a lot of a lot of 83 00:04:56,680 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 1: work to happen today. But do we know at this 84 00:04:58,440 --> 00:05:01,039 Speaker 1: point in time whether there was a disturbed events beforehand, 85 00:05:01,120 --> 00:05:04,680 Speaker 1: or whether anything had sort of occurred, you know, earlier 86 00:05:04,680 --> 00:05:05,120 Speaker 1: in the day. 87 00:05:06,320 --> 00:05:08,160 Speaker 2: So we look at that from an investigative point of 88 00:05:08,240 --> 00:05:11,520 Speaker 2: view that there has been some indications that the group 89 00:05:12,160 --> 00:05:15,880 Speaker 2: evolved may have been associated with one another earlier in 90 00:05:15,920 --> 00:05:19,840 Speaker 2: the day. The real indication for us that something was 91 00:05:19,880 --> 00:05:22,400 Speaker 2: happening was when we receive a number of calls about 92 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:27,200 Speaker 2: the disturbance that led to a shooting, when when the 93 00:05:27,279 --> 00:05:30,000 Speaker 2: fire was discharged, at least one of the other offenders 94 00:05:30,000 --> 00:05:32,039 Speaker 2: had a an edge weapon with them as well. So 95 00:05:33,240 --> 00:05:35,640 Speaker 2: all those things are part of what we need to 96 00:05:35,680 --> 00:05:36,960 Speaker 2: explore as part of the investigation. 97 00:05:37,240 --> 00:05:40,840 Speaker 1: All right now for our listeners, I mean, any any 98 00:05:40,920 --> 00:05:43,719 Speaker 1: information that they need to be aware of or by 99 00:05:43,760 --> 00:05:46,800 Speaker 1: the sounds avert, there's not a concern here that there's 100 00:05:46,960 --> 00:05:49,000 Speaker 1: our up further outstanding offenders. 101 00:05:50,120 --> 00:05:53,800 Speaker 2: Look, no, again, keeping an open mind, we understand at 102 00:05:53,920 --> 00:05:56,520 Speaker 2: least three people were involved. We need to obviously speak 103 00:05:56,880 --> 00:06:00,440 Speaker 2: further to the victim and will continue continue to identify 104 00:06:00,480 --> 00:06:03,359 Speaker 2: any other witnesses that may be available. So at this 105 00:06:03,440 --> 00:06:08,080 Speaker 2: stage there isn't any concern or threat that the public 106 00:06:08,160 --> 00:06:14,040 Speaker 2: needs to be aware of. We obviously receive the incident, 107 00:06:14,120 --> 00:06:17,360 Speaker 2: responded quickly, and through our efforts, were able to take 108 00:06:17,400 --> 00:06:20,839 Speaker 2: these people into custany safely, all beating Catherine. 109 00:06:21,080 --> 00:06:22,800 Speaker 1: Do we I mean, do we have any idea were 110 00:06:22,800 --> 00:06:25,560 Speaker 1: they on their way to Catherine just to get away. 111 00:06:27,080 --> 00:06:30,359 Speaker 2: Look, we can make assumptions. It sounds like that, doesn't it. 112 00:06:30,400 --> 00:06:32,920 Speaker 2: But obviously once they're interviewed by the police will have 113 00:06:32,960 --> 00:06:36,840 Speaker 2: a better understanding of what they're going through their minds. Well, 114 00:06:37,800 --> 00:06:40,720 Speaker 2: that's a fairly the assumption to make you. 115 00:06:40,960 --> 00:06:45,160 Speaker 1: Yeah, well, Assistant Commissioner, bless you by the sounds of it. 116 00:06:45,440 --> 00:06:47,760 Speaker 1: You know, there is still a lot to happen today, 117 00:06:48,400 --> 00:06:50,360 Speaker 1: you know, I understand the police will have quite a 118 00:06:50,400 --> 00:06:52,440 Speaker 1: bit of work to get through. So we really appreciate 119 00:06:52,480 --> 00:06:53,920 Speaker 1: you taking the time to have a chat to our 120 00:06:53,920 --> 00:06:57,039 Speaker 1: listeners this morning, and no doubt we'll get some further 121 00:06:57,080 --> 00:07:02,080 Speaker 1: detail as that investigation progresses. Of course, thank you, thanks 122 00:07:02,120 --> 00:07:02,520 Speaker 1: so much.