Shots fired in violent home invasion – Lake Macquarie

Police are appealing for information about a home invasion in which a shot was fired inside a house in Lake Macquarie overnight.

Officers attached to Lake Macquarie Police District were called to a home on Railway Street, Teralba, shortly after 11pm (Saturday 23 January 2021), responding to reports of a gunshot.

Police have been told three people – one armed with a firearm and one with a baton – entered the house and threatened a 26-year-old man and a 41-year-old woman, before a single shot was fired hitting a couch.

The woman was struck in the head with the baton before the group ransacked the lounge stealing cash and phones, leaving a short time later in an older-model blue hatchback.

The injured woman was treated at the scene for a head laceration.

A crime scene was established and a canvass of the street conducted.

Police are would like to speak to three people – two men and a woman – they believe may be able to assist them with inquiries.

The first man is described as being about 188cm tall with a medium build. At the time the man was carrying a firearm.

The second man is described as being about 175cm tall with a thin build.

The woman is described as being about 167cm tall with a stocky build and may have shoulder-length dark hair. She was carrying a baton or similar.

All are believed to be of Caucasian appearance, aged in their 30s and were dressed in black clothing with their faces covered.