A Launceston man who fired 35 shots during a 17-hour siege with police has been sentenced to eight years in prison.
Brett Julian Robinson-Stacey, 25, had been out of jail for about two weeks when he became involved in a standoff with police at a Trevallyn house in 2018.
Two days earlier, he had shot 47-year-old Robyn Lee Brown in the leg at the New World Avenue house following a drug dispute.
During that altercation, Ms Brown went to the address to confront Nomi Lea Mountney following a drug dispute.
The court heard Ms Brown broke into the home to steal items to compensate for the drug deal.
When Ms Mountney, Robinson-Stacey and others arrived home, a fight broke out and Robinson-Stacey fired two shots.
One of the shots hit Ms Brown in the left leg and smashed her femur.
Two days later on December 7, police received reports from neighbours that Robinson-Stacey was walking around the neighbourhood with a gun in a bag.
Police arrived at the scene to arrest him.
Police welcomed with a gunshot
Constable Bolton went to the front door, but a shot was fired from a .22 calibre rifle and the officer was told to "f*** off".
Police then retreated.
Police negotiators talked to Robinson-Stacey throughout the night, and the Special Operations Group was called.
The court heard that at one stage Robinson-Stacey threatened to shoot a woman who was in the house with him.
That was when the Special Operations Group moved in.
Siege lasts 17 hours
After a 17-hour standoff, Special Operations Group officers stormed the property.
The court heard Robinson-Stacey offered "violent resistance" to police and attempted to bite one on the arm.
It took five officers and a taser to restrain him.
The court heard Robinson-Stacey fired a total of 35 shots during the siege.
A police car was damaged after being hit by a bullet, and another shot narrowly missed an officer who was in a neighbouring property.
Robinson-Stacey told the officer "put your head out there again you f***ing goose, and I'll shoot it."
Robinson-Stacey pleaded guilty to a range of charges, including causing grievous bodily harm, aggravated assault, assaulting a police officer, recklessly discharging a firearm, and unlawfully injuring property.
In sentencing, Justice Robert Pearce said Robinson-Stacey's actions terrified many people who lived nearby.
"He displayed a reckless disregard for the safety and wellbeing of police and members of the public," he said.
"The risk police officers faced was extreme."
The court heard some officers were still suffering psychological impacts.
Robinson-Stacey has a lengthy record for crimes of dishonesty and violence and since his early teens had spent most of his life in youth detention or prison.
He started using illicit drugs when he was 14.
Robinson-Stacey has been in custody since the offences and will be eligible for parole in December 2023.
