A 26- year-old man in the Pilbara town of Karratha has died after being shot in the chest with a crossbow.

A man aged 27 has been charged with murder.

Police say the accused was in the bedroom of his house on Matebore Street when he heard his brother arguing with two men in the driveway.

It is alleged he armed himself with a cross bow and shot the victim in the chest at close range.

He is due to face the Karratha Magistrates Court his morning.