Burning car found after teenager shot dead during brawl near popular Newcastle beach
A torched car has been discovered just a 20 minute drive from where a teenager was shot dead overnight in the NSW city of Newcastle.
Specialist police have joined the investigation into the shooting at the Bar Beach carpark, near the popular Bar Beach, where a group of people were fighting.
Witnesses said a white SUV pulled up and an armed man jumped out and fired at the 18-year-old victim about 11.40pm yesterday.
Paramedics treated him, but he died at the scene.
A major crime scene has been set up and specialist police from Sydney, including the homicide squad, sent there.
Later this morning, a burnt-out car was found about 20 minutes away at Tingira Heights, where police declared a second crime scene.
The vehicle was destroyed by the intense blaze.
The Bar Beach area is a popular walking spot for residents and some expressed shock at the fatal shooting on their doorstep.
“Never seen anything like this before. So yeah, it’s crazy,” one told NBN News.
The victim has yet to be formally identified.
Anyone with relevant information or dashcam vision of the incident should call police on 1800 333 000 or make an online report.
