NSW man charged over Illawarra shooting

A man has been charged over a drive-by shooting outside a Wollongong home on the weekend.

Police say the 29-year-old man threw a small firebomb onto the driveway of a home on Meadow Street, Balgownie at 7am on Sunday, fired a shot into the air and drove off.

His vehicle was found soon after crashed into a fence in a nearby suburb, with police seizing a sawn-off rifle and ammunition from inside the car.

The man was arrested several hours later and charged with seven offences including the use of an unregistered firearm. He will face Wollongong Local Court on Monday.