Startling details behind Rockhampton shooting

Police have shared shocking information about how a 20-year-old was shot in the chest in Queensland. VIDEO

A 20-year-old man allegedly shot in the chest at the weekend discharged himself from the Rockhampton Hospital ICU this morning.

A 20-year-old man allegedly shot in the chest in what police believe was ‘a targeted incident’ at the weekend discharged himself from the Rockhampton Hospital ICU on Monday.

He was in a stable condition in the morning, according to a spokeswoman for the Central Queensland Hospital and Health Service, after the alleged shooting on Sunday, May 25, on Reaney St in Berserker.

Officer in Charge of Rockhampton Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) Senior Sergeant Kevin Mawdsley said the man was shot through a house door and might not have been the intended target.

“We believe that the incident is a targeted incident,” Sen Sgt Mawdsley said on Monday.

“We don’t have someone going around shooting up houses at random.

“What is unclear to investigators is whether the person or persons targeted in this incident were the occupiers of the residence.

“He is not a permanent occupier of that dwelling however he is an associate or friends with one of the occupiers who lives there.

“He received some surgery yesterday and was in the intensive care unit overnight.”

A man was allegedly shot on Reaney St, Rockhampton on Sunday, May 25.

He said investigators had not had much of an opportunity to speak to the man, however they would like to speak to him as a priority.

“The other occupiers of the dwelling have been somewhat co-operative with us, however we intend on re-engaging with them so we can progress the investigation,” Det Snr Sgt Mawdsley said.

“The information we have is that he was inside the dwelling and that the gunfire has gone through a rear door and he was on the other side of the door.

“It’s very fortunate in the sense he wasn’t directly shot.

“What’s unclear to us is who was the intended target of this incident.”

The Reaney Street address in Berserker following a shooting the day beforehand.

This is the fourth shooting in Rockhampton this year, compared to none in 2024.

Local residents Dave Bauer and Kev Johnson are not concerned following the shooting.

Although neither of the two men saw or heard the incident, both heard the police sirens.

“The only thing I saw was the ambulance and cop cars racing down there (to the scene),” Mr Bauer said.

“Never heard any noise or anything like that.”

Mr Bauer said the street usually is quite safe.

Police and emergency services rushed to a Berserker homes after receiving reports of a gunshot on Sunday, May 25.

He said the area is often frequented by people attending the local sporting facilities but apart from that, and the occasional driver hooning, the area is quite tranquil.

“It’s a good area,” he said.

“It’s very quiet.”

Mr Johnson agreed, saying that the area was no worse than anywhere else.

“A lot of traffic, apart from that it’s quiet,” he said.

According to Mr Johnson, a police car pulled up after he came back from shopping and an officer asked if he had heard anything.

“Apart from the sirens, we wouldn’t have known of anything going on,” he said.

A man was allegedly shot in the chest in Rockhampton on Sunday, May 25.

Emergency services were called to the Berserker home about 7.55am following reports of a serious assault, according a spokesperson for Queensland Police Service on Sunday.

“Upon arrival, police located a 20-year-old man with a gunshot wound to the upper chest,” the police spokesperson said.

“He was taken to Rockhampton Hospital and is in a serious but stable condition.”

A Queensland Ambulance Service spokeswoman on Sunday said they received a request for assistance at Reaney St, Berserker, and took a male patient with life threatening chest injuries to Rockhampton Hospital.

The QPS spokesman on Sunday said police believed the shooting was targeted, and there was no further threat to the public.

Investigations are ongoing.

Originally published as Startling details behind Rockhampton shooting