Police are now appealing for anyone who may have seen a gold or silver-coloured 1993 model Nissan Pulsar bearing registration QGC-948, in the vicinity of Graham Street at the time of the shooting, to come forward.

Investigators are yet to locate the vehicle and believe it may still be in either the Unanderra or Berkeley areas. Anyone with information is urged to contact Lake Illawarra Police Station or Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.

A Berkeley man accused of the attempted murder of another man at Unanderra on Wednesday has been identified in court as Jason Speelman.

The 41-year-old faced Port Kembla Local Court on Thursday on two charges relating to the alleged shooting of a 36-year-old man in the face at a Graham Street house in the early hours of Wednesday morning.

The wounded man was later taken to hospital in a critical but stable condition and is expected to survive his injuries.

Speelman was arrested on Northcliffe Drive at 9.30am on Wednesday after a brief stand-off with police, who were forced to use a taser to subdue him.

He was charged with attempting to discharge a loaded firearm with intent to murder and resisting police.

Speelman did not apply for bail or enter pleas to either offence when he appeared before the court just after 11 am on Thursday, only speaking once to answer "yep" when asked by Magistrate Michael Stoddart if he understood what had occured during the brief proceedings.

Speelman will remain behind bars ahead of the next mention of his case in June.