Man shot outside Currimundi Marketplace shopping centre
A WOMAN has recounted the terrifying moment she witnessed a man being shot outside a Sunshine Coast shopping centre this afternoon.
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A WOMAN has recounted the terrifying moment she witnessed a man being shot outside a Sunshine Coast shopping centre this afternoon.
The witness, who wishes to remain unnamed, said she was walking towards the Reject Shop at Currimundi Marketplace when she heard car horns and people screaming about 1.30pm.
She saw three men “violently” fighting in the car park.
Two men were reportedly ganging up on a third man before he managed to get one of them to the ground.
Seconds later, the incdent escalated and a shot was fired.
Footage has emerged of the fight, showing the minute one of the men allegedly pulled his gun out.
“One guy got a gun out and shot it at the guy who was by himself,” she said.
“(The man who was shot) yelled like he was hurt and ran off.”
Another witness, Karen, was working at a store at Currimundi Marketplace when the incident unfolded.
She said another staffer told her they’d heard an argument in the carpark “and one of the guys pulled a gun on another”.
“There’s police everywhere,” she said.
“It’s a bit scary.”
A Queensland Police spokesman said there was an altercation between three men about 1.30pm, where witnesses reported hearing one gun shot.
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
One man, in his 40s, 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.
Police want to talk to two men seen leaving the carpark in a sedan.
Police have declared a crime scene with detectives and forensic officers investigating.
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