Police release image of man they wish to speak to about Helensvale Plaza shooting

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to in relation to the shooting of a 19-year-old man at Helensvale on Monday.

Police have released an image of a man they want to speak to in relation to the shooting of a 19-year-old man at Helensvale on Monday.

They are calling on 34-year-old Moorooka man Daniel Todd to contact them.

Police have appealed to anyone who may know the man’s whereabouts, or has information related to the shooting, to come forward.

Gold Coast Police Detective Inspector Chris Ahearn said the teen was driving a stolen white Skoda when he met a man, believed to be in his 30s, in a car park at the Helensvale Plaza shopping centre about 6.20pm.

Daniel Todd, a 34-year-old Moorooka man who police believe may be able to assist with their investigation into the shooting of a 19-year-old man at Helensvale on Monday January 23. Picture: QPS

Det Insp Ahearn said the pair, who know each other, exchanged words and the older man pulled out a sawn-off rifle.

“The victim has immediately turned and began to run and has heard a gunshot a short time later,” he said

“He has felt that he had been shot in the elbow and he’s fallen to the ground there.”

The 19-year-old Oxenford man was taken to the Gold Coast University Hospital in a stable condition.

It will be alleged the shooter fled the scene in a White Nissan Qashqai, which has since been recovered.

Police have released footage of a stolen grey Mercedes they are working to locate, which was in the area at the time of the shooting.

Police urge anyone who sights Daniel to not approach him and call Triple 0 immediately.

New details revealed in Coast shooting - January 24

The teenager who was shot in the elbow at a Helensvale shopping centre car park drove a stolen car to the location, police say.

Police put a public call out for anyone who may have seen anything near the Red Rooster restaurant in the Helensvale Plaza car park on Monday night when a 19-year-old man was shot.

Gold Coast Police Detective Inspector Chris Ahearn said the teen was driving a white Skoda when he met a man, believed to be in his 30s, in the car park.

Police investigating after a teenager was found with a gunshot wound in a car park at Helensvale Plaza shopping centre. Picture: Keith Woods.

Det Insp Ahearn said the pair, who know each other, exchanged words and the older man pulled out a sawn-off rifle.

“The victim has immediately turned and began to run and has heard a gunshot a short time later,” he said

“He has felt that he had been shot in the elbow and he’s fallen to the ground there.”

Det Insp Ahearn said the alleged gunman got back into his white Nissan and fled the scene.

He said police believed the white Skoda the victim was driving was stolen.

It is not alleged the Nissan was stolen.

A white SUV involved in the incident being towed from the scene. Picture: Keith Woods

Det Insp Ahearn said police had spoken to the victim who was recovering in hospital.

But he urged anyone with any information or dashcam footage to come forward.

Asked if police believed the incident was drug related, Det Insp Ahearn said: “Our minds are open to all scenarios and that will be one of the focuses of our investigation going forward.”

He said it was also believed there were other people in both cars at the time of the shooting.

Det Insp Ahearn said it was “extremely concerning” people were carrying these weapons in public places.

“If you’re sawing off a rifle down into a sawn-off version then you are not doing it for legitimate purposes,” he said.

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Originally published as Police release image of man they wish to speak to about Helensvale Plaza shooting