Southwest man James Ramsey arrested for alleged murder of Toowoomba mum Kara Weribone

Police have charged a southwest man with the alleged murder of a much-loved Toowoomba mum who was shot and killed in broad daylight.

James Joel Ramsay, who recently moved to Toowoomba from southwest Queensland, has been charged with the murder of Kara Weribone about 72 hours after the mother was shot dead.

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About 72 hours after a Toowoomba mother was shot and killed in broad daylight, police arrested the alleged gunman who they say was on the run in Roma.

Officers arrested 29-year-old James Joel Ramsey 400km west of Toowoomba at Roma on Saturday, March 1, and charged him with the murder of Kara Weribone.

James Joel Ramsay, who recently moved to Toowoomba from southwest Queensland, has been charged with the murder of Kara Weribone about 72 hours after the mother was shot dead.

“A 29-year-old man has been charged with murder with reckless indifference following investigations into the death of a 27-year-old woman in North Toowoomba on Wednesday,” a Queensland Police media report stated.

“The man was arrested in Roma at 11.35am (on Saturday) and has since been charged with murder with reckless indifference.”

The much-loved 27-year-old mother of three died after she was shot in Christmas Street, North Toowoomba, on February 26.

The mother-of-three gunned down in a horror daylight shooting on a suburban street, Kara Jade Weribone, 27, was shot at a home on Christmas Street home in North Toowoomba at about 1.50pm on Wednesday.

It’s alleged a 27-year-old Wilsonton man was seriously injured during the incident.

A Toyota Camry seen fleeing the scene was located a short time after in Gladstone Street, about a kilometre west of the shooting.

Mr Ramsey, who recently relocated to Toowoomba from southwest Queensland, has been remanded in custody at the Toowoomba watch house.

His matters were briefly mentioned in the Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Monday where a full brief of evidence was ordered.

The case will return to the same court on April 21.

Police and emergency services respond to a reported shooting incident on Christmas Street in North Toowoomba, which closed off Bridge and West Streets to the public.

It is not yet known if he intends to make a bail application.

Police are still appealing for people to come forward with information, particularly anyone who may have dashcam footage of Christmas Street, West Street, or Gladstone Street around the time of the alleged murder on Wednesday around 1:50pm.

Originally published as Southwest man James Ramsey arrested for alleged murder of Toowoomba mum Kara Weribone