The alleged gunman was involved in a high-speed pursuit with police yesterday morning after they attempted to pull him over in a stolen white ute.
The pursuit began on Lake Rd in Devonport at 12.25am when the police investigated the sounds of a car doing burnouts.
The chase briefly came to a halt when spikes deflated the tyres of the fleeing car.
But when the vehicle stopped, the driver made a dash for freedom, breaking into a house and allegedly holding up a 64-year-old man at gunpoint.
The man sustained a minor hand injury but was otherwise unharmed.
The offender was held in police custody overnight.
