Two men have been charged over the alleged murder of Robert Parry in the Hunter Region in March this year.

Just after 3am on Saturday 7 March 2015, police and emergency services were called to a home on Dickson Street, Wickham, following reports of a man being injured.

On arrival, officers located the 41-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound. He was unable to be revived at the scene.

A crime scene was established and examined by specialist forensic officers.

Detectives from Newcastle City Local Area Command, assisted by State Crime Command’s Homicide Squad, established Strike Force Telagaree to investigate the murder.

On Thursday 24 September, Strike Force detectives executed a search warrant at a home on Woods Street, Redhead, and allegedly located and seized .22 sawn-off rifle, a .410 sawn-off shotgun, a replica pistol, and ammunition.

A 21-year-old man was arrested at the home and charged with two counts of possess shortened firearm, not keep firearm safely, supply prohibited firearm and supply ammunition.

He is currently before the court and is next due to appear at Newcastle Local Court on Wednesday 18 November 2015.

Following extensive investigations, Strike Force detectives arrested a 22-year-old man at a correctional facility at Silverwater yesterday (Wednesday 11 November 2015).

He was subsequently charged with murder, specially aggravated enter dwelling with intent to commit serious indictable offence, robbery in company cause wound, demand property in company with menaces with intent to steal, larceny, possess loaded firearm in public place, fire firearm in public place, enter dwelling with firearm, possess unauthorised firearm and use unauthorised firearm.

Earlier today (Thursday 12 November 2015), Strike Force detectives arrested another 22-year-old man at a correctional facility at Cessnock.

He was taken to Newcastle Police Station and charged with murder, specially aggravated enter dwelling with intent to commit serious indictable offence, robbery in company cause wound, demand property in company with menaces with intent to steal, larceny, possess loaded firearm in public place, fire firearm in public place, enter dwelling with firearm, possess unauthorised firearm and use unauthorised firearm.

Both men have been refused bail to appear at Newcastle Local Court today.