Arrest made after Ekampreet Sahni died in Newcastle beachside shooting
A man has been arrested after a teenager was shot dead during a fight in a beachside carpark in Newcastle.
Ekampreet Sahni, 18, was found with a gunshot wound in the Bar Beach carpark on Memorial Drive about 11.40pm on Wednesday.
Police were told a group of people were fighting in the carpark when a white SUV drove up.
A man armed with a firearm got out of the car and fired the gun before leaving the scene in the car.
A 22-year-old man was arrested about 11.20am on Friday.
Newcastle City Police Acting Superintendent Steve Benson told reporters on Thursday the teenager suffered a gunshot wound to his upper torso.
NSW Police and Counter-terrorism Minister Yasmin Catley earlier offered her condolences to the victim’s friends and family and said “this sort of death of a young person” was “not want we want to see” in the community.
“This sort of violence is not what we ever want to see on our streets … we’re not used to seeing it on our streets,” Ms Catley said.