Four hospitalised after shooting outside Brisbane boxing event
Police on scene at Fitzys Loganholme where a shooting took place. Photo: The Australian
Four people have been injured and a manhunt is underway after what police describe as a targeted drive-by shooting outside a Brisbane venue hosting a boxing event.
Multiple children were present during the incident which one onlooker called a âbloodbathâ.
Police said they responded to reports of shots being fired from a vehicle outside a licensed premises in Loganholme, south of Brisbane, at 8.15pm.
âThe involved vehicle was witnessed leaving the scene,â police said.
The popular Loganholme pub Fitzys by the M1 Pacific Highway. Photo: The Pass
Fitzys Loganholme on Bryants Road was scheduled to host the Logan City Titles Fight Night, an Australian National Boxing Federation event for amateur and pro boxers.
An ad for the event stated it was âthe biggest fight night of the yearâ.
The venue is by the M1 Pacific Highway across from the Hyperdome shopping centre.
Four injured people were taken to hospital, police said, and their condition was being assessed.
Sources told The Australian multiple people were in a life-threatening condition.
The Courier Mail reported one person was shot in the head, two in the abdomen and one person in the arm.
Staff and onlookers outside Fitzys Loganholme. Photo: Herald Sun
Staff were seen exiting the venue, many in tears, at around 11pm.
Bullet holes and blood could be seen on the venueâs walls.
No arrests have been made and police say there is no ongoing threat to the public.
A vehicle linked to the shooting was later found on fire at Waterford West, about 8km west of Loganholme.
Several people share witness accounts on social media.
âMy brother was there and had to hide in a room. He said it was absolute chaos. Blood everywhere,â one woman wrote online.
âMassive police presence and queues to get out of the venueâ.
One onlooker said the incident was âscaryâ and âthere were families thereâ.
âIâm not sure whatâs going on but people need to settle down and sort their disputes out, maybe in the ringâ.
Police are urging anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
-with AAP
