Northern Territory Police have this evening charged a man in relation to a shooting death of a man in Katherine earlier this week.

A 38-year-old man was taken into police custody following an incident in which a 26-year-old man was shot dead on Thursday morning, 30kms outside of Katherine.

The man has been charged with one count of murder, and has been remanded in custody to appear before Katherine Local Court at a date that is yet to be set.