Two separate incidents of gun violence within hours of each other in Brisbane’s south have taken two people to hospital with facial injuries.
Cameras caught the moments when both shots were fired, but questions remain about whether the crimes are related.
Neighbors in Cowper Avenue, in the Logan suburb of Eagleby, heard gunshots as a car drove past at 9pm yesterday.
Lorraine Costner said she didn’t know why her son was shot at her home in Logan. (new)
Police said a young man who was in the front yard was struck in the face during a shooting.
Although the injuries are not life-threatening, his mother does not know why he was targeted.
“He said ‘I just got shot,'” Lorraine Costner told 9News.
She said her son may still have shotgun pellets in his jaw and also has powder burns.
Last night, neighbors in Cowper Avenue, Eagleby, Logan, heard gunshots as a car drove past at 9pm. (new)
The other shooting happened earlier in Crestmead, also in Logan.
Police said a dark SUV pulled up to a property on Bix Street and a man got out, arguing with a man in the yard before shooting.
He missed and hit a 58-year-old woman who was nearby.
She was taken to hospital with facial injuries.
A dark SUV pulled up to a Crestmead property and a man got out and argued with a man in the yard before shooting. (new)
Queensland police are searching for the two shooters and trying to find out if the crimes are related.
Police are appealing for anyone who may have seen a dark-coloured Mazda CX9 or a white or silver Mitsubishi Lancer in either suburb to contact them.
They also want a dashcam of the zones.