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South Hobart shooting: Three teenagers charged with attempted aggravated burglary

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Police cordoned off Syme Street following the alleged incident. Image / Pulse

Three teenagers have been charged with attempted aggravated burglary in connection with a shooting that left another teenager fighting for his life.

An 18-year-old man from Berriedale and a 17-year-old youth from the greater Hobart area were arrested and charged on Monday night following the incident in South Hobart.

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A 19-year-old Mount Stuart man was charged on Tuesday afternoon.

Police allege the trio attended a Syme Street property on Monday morning after a road-rage incident late last week.

Police cordoned off Syme Street following the alleged incident. Image / Pulse

They are due to appear in the Hobart Magistrates Court on April 13.

The charges follow an alleged home invasion, during which a 17-year-old was shot in the back. He remains in a critical but stable condition at the Royal Hobart Hospital.

Police cordoned off Syme Street following the alleged incident. Image / Pulse

Police allege five people attempted to force their way into the residence at about 1:20am before the occupant fired an unregistered 12-gauge shotgun.

The injured teenager was not taken to hospital by ambulance.

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Instead, his associates drove him to the Royal Hobart Hospital and left him there.

A 25-year-old South Hobart man was arrested within hours of the incident and charged with committing an unlawful act with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, aggravated assault and firearms-related offences.

No charges have been laid against the two other people allegedly involved.

Updated 4:50pm, Tuesday January 13

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