12-year-old Australian Boy Charged After Reported Gunshots

SYDNEY, April 12 (Bernama-Xinhua) -- Police in the Australian state of Queensland have charged a 12-year-old boy following reports of a firearm being discharged on Saturday night, reported Xinhua.

Police said in a statement on Sunday that officers were called to Nicholson Street in Dalby, a rural town about 180 km northwest of central Brisbane, at 6:42 pm local time on Saturday after several people reported hearing what were believed to be gunshots.

Police found two firearms and quantities of cannabis during a search of a property on the street, and the 12-year-old boy was later charged with one count each of possessing shortened firearms, unlawful possession of weapons, and possessing dangerous drugs.

No one was physically injured in the incident, and investigations are ongoing, police said.

--BERNAMA-XINHUA