Ambulance and police vehicles at scene of shooting in Gobnascale on Saturday night
The 42-year-old is due to appear before Derry Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday, April 27.
As is usual procedure all charges will be reviewed by the Public Prosecution Service.
Police were called to the home of a vulnerable man in Celandine Court on Saturday, April 17.
A police officer sustained knife wounds to his arm and head in the incident.
During the incident, one police officer shot the householder in the chest.
The Police Ombudsman is investigating a complaint from the man’s family.
The arrested man’s solicitor, Ciaran Shiels, said the man’s sisters wanted to know what justification there was for the use of “lethal force”.
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