A 31-year-old man is expected to be charged with the alleged shooting murder of a man in Wellington last year.
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About 4.30pm on April 27, 2020, police were called to Wellington Base Hospital after a man presented with a gunshot wound to his abdomen.
Despite the efforts of hospital staff, the man was unable to be revived.
The man has since been formally identified as 48-year-old Wellington resident, Frank Smith.
Initial inquiries began by officers from Orana Mid-Western Police District before detectives from the State Crime Command's Homicide Squad took carriage of the investigation under Strike Force Libani.
Earlier this year, investigators recovered a firearm linked to the murder of Mr Smith which subsequently underwent forensic and ballistic examination.
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Following extensive inquiries and public appeals for information, detectives arrested a 31-year-old man in Wellington just before 11am on Wednesday.
He was taken to Wellington Police Station and is expected to be charged with murder.
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