Three arrested in Katherine after man shot in Darwin’s northern suburbs, police search for weapon and motive

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Three people have been arrested in Katherine after a man was shot in Darwin's northern suburbs. Northern Territory Police are searching for the weapon involved, as they appeal to the public for information about the motive of the alleged attack.

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00:00A small street in a beachside suburb. Last night, the scene of a terrifying attack.

00:08A 23-year-old man shot in the legs in what appears to be a targeted ambush by a group

00:13of three people.

00:15Each of the persons we understand were known to one another and they went specifically

00:19to that location to speak to that particular person who suffered an injury.

00:23It's alleged the trio fled the scene and drove south in a Mazda 3, spotted by police as it

00:28passed through Adelaide River in the early hours of this morning.

00:32The car was apprehended at a roadblock north of Catherine just before 4am, 300 kilometres

00:38from the initial scene.

00:40Using tyre deflation devices stopped that particular vehicle and took three people into

00:44custody. There was a 19-year-old male who was the driver and two other 22-year-old male

00:50and a female.

00:52Neighbours at Litchfield Court in the Darwin suburb of Coconut Grove told the ABC they

00:56heard a gunshot at around 7 o'clock last night. But today, NT Police are still unsure

01:02of the type of firearm used and its whereabouts.

01:04It's described as a firearm but we're yet to determine exactly what that looks like.

01:09The firearm remains outstanding and there is the possibility that the weapon is actually

01:15a homemade type device.

01:18And while some motives have been ruled out by investigators...

01:21There is no linkages to organised crime or any other gang-related activity or anything

01:26else that may be racially motivated in relation to this matter.

01:30Police are urging anyone with information that could assist to come forward.

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