Man charged after alleged firearms incident in Shepparton East

About 6.30pm, a 23-year-old Shepparton man attended Shepparton Police Station in relation to the incident, Det Sen Constable Berryman said.

Police executed a search warrant at the man’s Swallow St house at 11pm, Det Sen Constable Berryman said.

He said they allegedly located a firearm and a quantity of cocaine and cannabis.

Police are also investigating a related road rage incident, allegedly between a black Ford vehicle and a white SUV prior to the firearms incident.

On Friday, March 4, police conducted a searched in Victoria Park Lake for a weapon related to the incidents.

The man was charged with possessing a firearm and drug-related offences.

He was bailed to appear at Shepparton Magistrates’ Court in August.