Police charge 63-year-old NSW man over Canberra airport shooting

A 63-year-old NSW man will face the ACT Magistrates Court charged with three firearm offences following a shooting at Canberra airport.

Australian Federal Police are seen after a shooting where a man fired at least three shots from a pistol at Canberra Airport, Sunday 14 August 2022. Source: AAP / MICK TSIKAS/AAPIMAGE

Key Points

• A NSW man has been charged with three firearm offences after a shooting inside Canberra airport.
• Police allege the 63-year-old fired a number of shots into windows about 1:25pm on Sunday.

A NSW man has been charged with three firearm offences after a shooting inside Canberra airport.

Police allege the 63-year-old fired a number of shots into windows about 1:25pm on Sunday before being apprehended by federal police stationed at the airport.

No one was injured during the incident but the airport was evacuated and remained closed for about three hours.

The man will appear before the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday, where police will oppose bail.

He has been charged with discharging a firearm at a building, unlawful possession of a firearm and discharging a firearm near a person causing alarm.