A man accused of firing a BB gun towards two teenagers in a drive-by shooting outside a property in Windang has been identified in court as Matthew Kaplantzi.
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The 20-year-old was arrested at his Reddall Parade home on Friday evening less than an hour after he allegedly fired more than 10 shots at a group of people standing in the front yard of a property on Kurrajong Street.
Police will allege the group of teens saw a silver BMW sedan drive slowly past them several times just after 7pm before then driving off.
However, it is alleged the car returned to the location a short time later and the driver - who police will allege was Kaplantzi - wound down the window, pulled out what appeared to be a handgun and fired more than ten shots in the group's direction.
Two 16-year-old boys were hit with pellets from the firearm.
One boy sustained a small puncture wound to his forearm and the other sustained a minor chest injury.
It is alleged other rounds hit the front window of the house and the rear window of a nearby car, causing damage to both.
Officers attached to Lake Illawarra Police District attended the location and pulled over the silver BMW, before conducting a search of the vehicle.
Officers located and seized cocaine and a ball bearing firearm.
Kaplantzi was arrested and taken to Lake Illawarra Police Station where he was charged with supplying prohibited drug, two counts of firing a firearm in a manner likely injure persons/property, two counts of firing a firearm at a dwelling house with disregard for safety and possessing unregistered firearm.
Kaplantzi fronted Wollongong Local Court on Monday for a brief mention of his matter by his lawyer Patrick Schmidt.
Kaplantzi did not apply for bail and it was formally refused.
Magistrate Michael Stoddart adjourned the case until January for the police to serve the brief of evidence, however the matter will return to court next week for Kaplantzi to make a formal bail application.