Man ‘shot in back’ in another Maryborough drama

A man has been rushed to hospital after he was reportedly shot with a pellet gun on the Fraser Coast.

A man has been rushed to hospital after a “wounding” incident in Maryborough overnight.

A man has been rushed to hospital after he was reportedly shot with a pellet gun on the Fraser Coast.

The man, aged in his 30s, with a wound to his lower back, was transported to Maryborough Hospital following the wounding incident on Cambridge Street, Granville at 9.20pm.

He was taken in a stable condition.

Police confirmed they were investigating the incident.

“Emergency services were called around 9.15pm to a service station on Cambridge Street following reports a 34-year-old man had been assaulted at an address in Granville,” a spokesman said.

“The victim was transported to Maryborough Hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.

“No complaint has been forthcoming, and investigations remain ongoing.”

It comes after Maryborough’s issues with disorderly CBD behaviour reached new heights this week when Premier David Crisafulli spent the early afternoon at the Maryborough Services Club to speak to worried business owners.

Mr Crisafulli’s decision to witness the issue in-person from the balcony of the Services Club came days after local LNP MP John Barounis met with community leaders about the screaming, swearing and intimidation in the heart of the city.

The Premier was in Townsville on Tuesday morning discussing a similar issue there, before heading to Rockhampton on Tuesday night.

He insisted crime, and not just youth offending, was an issue that his government was taking seriously. “Community safety is important to us. It’s a priority,” Mr Crisafulli said in Maryborough.

Originally published as Man ‘shot in back’ in another Maryborough drama