An accused has admitted to an attempted robbery with a weapon that left a 56-year-old man, who was with his companion dog at the time, shot and hospitalised.
Kasey Tyson King, in his early 20s, appeared in the ACT Supreme Court on Thursday when he pleaded guilty to attempted robbery while armed with an offensive weapon.
While the facts have not been finalised and tendered, ACT Policing previously said they believed the victim was shot with a gun as King tried to steal a car at the Abode Hotel in Belconnen on August 18 last year.
Police last September said that the victim, unknown to King, was with his companion dog and heading for his carer's vehicle.
Detective Superintendent Scott Moller told media that the victim had suffered a single gunshot wound to the left leg and had recently been discharged from hospital following two significant surgeries.
King, of McKellar, was already behind bars on remand when he was charged, having been arrested in Queanbeyan the day after the shooting over his alleged involvement in a cross-border police pursuit and other offences.
Justice Michael Elkaim on Thursday ordered a pre-sentence report, with the matter being listed in the registrar's list on April 28.
King did not apply for bail and was remanded in custody.
