SYDNEY, Aug. 10 (Xinhua) -- A man has been airlifted to hospital in a critical condition following a shooting in eastern Australia, police in Australia's state of New South Wales (NSW) said in a statement on Sunday.
The emergency services were called to reports of a shooting at a home in the small town of Nana Glen, about 440 kilometers northeast of Sydney, around 8:30 p.m. local time on Saturday.
Officers arrived and were told that a 22-year-old man was shot in the chest by a man known to him following an argument.
The victim was treated at the scene by ambulance paramedics before being airlifted to the hospital, where he was in a critical but stable condition on Sunday morning after undergoing surgery.
About 30 minutes after the shooting, officers stopped an SUV in the nearby city of Coffs Harbour and arrested a 20-year-old man. A rifle was seized during a subsequent search of the vehicle.
The 20-year-old was taken to a local police station and charged with six offenses, including shooting with intent to murder as an act of domestic violence and possessing and using an unauthorized firearm.
NSW Police established a strike force to investigate the circumstances surrounding the shooting. ■
