Police hunt shooter after drive-by attack injures four outside Logan boxing event
A drive-by shooting outside a Logan boxing venue injured four people, including a 19-year-old woman in critical condition, prompting a police manhunt and community appeal for information.
Police are conducting a manhunt for the driver and accomplices involved in a drive-by shooting that wounded four people outside a boxing event at Fitzy’s Loganholme Centre on Bryants Road on Saturday night. The incident, reported at about 8:15 p.m., involved shots fired from a vehicle, with two men in balaclavas and gloves seen by witnesses and captured on CCTV.
A 19-year-old woman from Jimboomba was hit in the head and neck and remains in critical condition at Princess Alexandra Hospital. Three men – aged 38, 37 and 27 – suffered abdominal injuries and have undergone surgery; they were reported stable on Sunday.
"Police have been engaging with the victims and speaking with them at various intervals since Saturday night," Logan district officer Chief Superintendent Mel Adams said, adding that the victims were cooperating with investigators.
"We will solve this crime but to do that, we need community input and community support," Adams appealed, urging anyone with information, CCTV or dash-cam footage to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
Detective Inspector Ian Galpin described the young woman as an innocent bystander and expressed concern for her family. Event organisers reported that no threats were evident before the shooting, which involved at least half a dozen rounds fired from the front passenger window of a silver Mitsubishi ASX without number plates.
The Mitsubishi was later found burnt on Maloney Road in Waterford West, and a second vehicle, a dual-cab ute, was set alight on Beaudesert Road in Tamborine. Police suspect the second vehicle may have been used to transport the shooters.
Taskforce Maxima, the Queensland bikie squad, the state Crime Command unit and specialist detectives are involved in the investigation. Logan Mayor Jon Raven said there was no known bikie activity linked to the incident and urged confidence in police assessments.
Boxing event organisers Logan City Titles expressed sorrow and prayed for the victims' recovery, while Premier David Crisafulli said the offenders would be pursued under recently strengthened drive-by shooting laws.
A support hub operated by Lifeline and the Victims of Crime Community Response Program is available at Logan Hyperdome for victims and witnesses until 5 p.m. on Tuesday.