Drive-By Shooting at Brisbane Pub Leaves One in Critical Condition
A woman is in a critical condition and three men are seriously injured after a drive-by shooting at a pub south of Brisbane. The incident occurred during a local boxing event at Fitzys on Bryants Road in Loganholme on Saturday night.
A woman is in a critical condition and three men are seriously injured after a drive-by shooting south of Brisbane.
Police were called to Fitzys on Bryants Road in Loganholme, which was hosting a local boxing event, on Saturday night after reports of shots fired from a vehicle.
Detectives said initial investigations indicated shots were fired from the passenger window of a car at a drop off area during an intermission in the Logan City Titles event.
"This is a horrific event in a public space where adults and children were simply trying to enjoy a sporting event," Detective Inspector Ian Galpin said.
A silver Mitsubishi approached the drop-off zone, stopping in close proximity to those standing outside, and fired multiple shots hitting four people.
Police say they don't believe there is any further threat to the public.
A 19-year-old Jimboomba woman was transported to hospital with gunshot wounds to neck and head, and remained in a critical condition after undergoing surgery.
A 38-year-old Browns Plains man with gunshot wounds to the abdomen and arm remained in a serious but stable condition after surgery, while a 37-year-old Salisbury man and a 27-year-old Cornubia man both sustained gunshot wounds to the abdomen and were in stable conditions after surgery.
"It appals me greatly," Detective Inspector Galpin said. "It is horrific, it is something her family should never have to go through."
Detectives said CCTV and witness accounts had identified two men in the vehicle who were wearing balaclavas and gloves.
The vehicle drove forward before reversing and exiting the car park.
At 8:35pm, 25 minutes after the shooting, it was set alight on Maloney Road at Waterford West.
The Mitsubishi was found burnt out on Maloney Road at Waterford West, and has since been removed.
Detectives said the people in the Mitsubishi were collected by a second car, with police believing a person may have been left injured or burnt.
Later on Saturday night, a dual-cab ute was set alight on Beenleigh Beaudesert Road at Tamborine, with a crime scene declared.
Detectives said investigators were attempting to establish a link between the incidents, with both vehicles subject to forensic examinations.
Detectives said police were looking for at least three people involved in the shooting and are appealing to the community or information.
"This incident is clearly not acceptable, we will not tolerate it, and we are applying all our resources to identifying those involved," Detective Inspector Galpin said.
Premier David Crisafulli said Queensland would react to the shooting with "sorrow, anger, with a resolve to want to get to the bottom of it".
"It's just completely unacceptable that people on a night out at a pub doing something as Queenslander as you can possibly find can be caught and find themselves as collateral damage in such a horrendous, horrendous crime," Mr Crisafulli said.
Logan mayor Jon Raven said the attack had "sent a shockwave" through the city.
"We've never seen anything like this happen in our city before," he said.
Local resident Shae Hilton said the attack had left her "absolutely gobsmacked".
"This place has been such a family place for so long and seeing this has actually put goosebumps through my body," she said.
In a statement, Logan City Titles said they were "praying for full recoveries".
"As a team we are working through it and dealing with the emotions that come with this," the statement said. "Right now our thoughts go out to the victims and all that were affected."