Homicide Detectives have charged a third man following an investigation into an alleged home invasion and fatal shooting in the Hunter region.
About 10.50pm on Tuesday 27 December 2022, emergency services were called to Traders Way at Heddon Greta – about 20km east of Cessnock – following reports a man had been shot.
NSW Ambulance paramedics treated the man; however, he died at the scene.
He has since been identified as 25-year-old Zachery ‘Zac’ Davies-Scott, known to many in the area as ‘Donnie’.
State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad took carriage of the investigation under Strike Force Roslyn, with assistance provided from officers attached to the Hunter Valley Police District and Northern Region.
Police were told a group of people allegedly forced entry to the Heddon Greta home before Mr Davies-Scott was fatally shot in what is believed to be a home invasion gone wrong.
A 52-year-old woman also sustained minor injuries attempting to fight off the alleged attackers.
Other family members home at the time – including two children, aged two and four, and Mr Davies-Scott’s pregnant partner – witnessed the incident, but were uninjured.
Following inquiries, about 4.50am today (Tuesday 16 January 2024) strike force detectives – with assistance from Raptor Squad – arrested a 25-year-old man at Elermore Vale.
He was taken to Waratah Police Station where he was charged with murder.
He was refused bail to appear before Newcastle Local Court today (Tuesday 16 January 2024).
Two other men remain before the courts charged over this incident, while a 32-year-old woman was arrested on Friday 5 January 2024, and charged with hindering the investigation, and possess a prohibited drug. She’s due to appear in Kurri Kurri Local Court on Tuesday 23 January 2024.
Investigations under Strike Force Roslyn continue.
Anyone with information about Strike Force Roslyn is urged to contact Crime Stoppers: 1800 333 000 or https://nsw.crimestoppers.com.au. Information is treated in strict confidence. The public is reminded not to report information via NSW Police social media pages.
