Alleged attempted shooter Ryan Richard Izzard (right) runs from court after making his bid for freedom. Photo: Claire Sams.
A 20-year-old alleged shooter, who a prosecutor says fired “between six and nine shots” towards four people, has been released on bail.
Ryan Richard Izzard faced the ACT Magistrates Court on Monday (13 January), charged with four counts of discharging a loaded firearm and causing a person fear.
On Sunday (12 January), an ACT Policing spokesperson said Mr Izzard had allegedly shot at four men with a firearm following an altercation at about 4:30 pm the previous day at a Coree property.
The men were known to the alleged offender.
After being shot at, the men fled before hiding and calling triple zero. Once police arrived, they rescued the men.
None of them were injured.
Shortly after 10 pm, officers saw Mr Izzard allegedly riding a quad bike and attempting to flee the property before arresting him.
Applying for bail, Legal Aid duty lawyer Lesley Jayasuriya said his client had no criminal history.
If released, he said, Mr Izzard would have a “network of support in the community” from family members, and family friends were willing to have him stay at their properties.
Also, he would “abstain from what appears to be a key risk factor” of drinking alcohol.
The court also heard that police had seized the firearm used in the alleged attack, which was a rifle.
Prosecutor Corinne Kennedy, who opposed bail on the likelihood of Mr Izzard endangering the safety and welfare of other people, said he represented an “unacceptably high risk to the community”.
During the alleged shooting, which is said to have occurred over a 10-minute period, the four men had to hide behind “almost anything that they could come across”, she told the court.
Chief Magistrate Lorraine Walker ultimately granted bail, saying family support and conditions would “significantly mitigate” the risk of future offending.
Under the conditions of his bail, Mr Izzard will have to live at a NSW address and follow a curfew, not drink alcohol and surrender any firearms in his possession.
He is also barred from contacting the alleged victims or going within 100 metres of them, and can only enter the ACT when accompanied by a third party for court and other legal appointments.
He will face court again next month. No pleas were entered.
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