Man shot in Sunshine Coast shopping centre carpark

A MAN has been shot in the carpark of a Sunshine Coast shopping centre after an alleged altercation between three people.

Police outside the Currimundi Markets shopping centre.

A MAN in his 40s has been shot in the carpark of a Currimundi shopping centre on the Sunshine Coast.

A Queensland Police Service spokesman said there was an altercation between three men about 1.30pm, where witnesses reported hearing one gun shot, the Sunshine Coast Daily reports.

RELATED: Witness recounts terrifying moment man shot at Currimundi

One man presented to a nearby medical centre with a wound to his abdomen, he said.

A Queensland Ambulance spokesman said a patient was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

Witnesses reported seeing a group of men fighting near the Reject Shop at Currimundi Market Place.

Police outside the Currimundi Markets shopping centre.

“Two guys were ganging up on the other one and they were punching each other … it looked really violent,” one witness said.

“One guy got a gun out and shot it at the guy who was by himself.

“He yelled like he was hurt and ran off.”

A group of about 12 people saw two men walk towards McDonald’s and speed off before police officers arrived at the scene.

Currimundi Markets shopping centre management said they were aware of “an incident”.

“We are currently assisting authorities with their investigation,” a centre management spokesperson said.

A crime scene has been established at Currimundi Market Place after a man was shot in a dispute. Full story: https://t.co/4ZECEfijaN pic.twitter.com/h05Nyw4Gce

— Matty Holdsworth (@matty_capnews) October 19, 2018

Later, a man was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds to the stomach after emergency services received a call to a health facility on Beerburrum St, Landsborough.

It is understood paramedics responded to a calls from a mental health facility after the man turned up at the address thinking it was a medical facility about 1.50pm.

He was taken to Sunshine Coast University Hospital in a serious but stable condition.

A crime scene has been declared within the vicinity of the Currimundi Markets.

Another man is believed to have been wounded in the leg, police said, however the circumstances surrounding the second man’s injuries were unclear.

Police and specialist police are now investigating. No arrests have been made.