Man rushed to hospital after being shot in stomach, leg at Silver Valley near Cairns
Police are investigating the circumstances around an “altercation” in the lead up to a shooting at a home in the state’s Far North overnight.
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Police are investigating the circumstances around an “altercation” in the lead up to a shooting at a Far North home overnight.
A man aged in his 40s was airlifted to Cairns Hospital with serious injuries after being shot in the stomach and the leg at a property at Silver Valley, near Ravenshoe in Far North Queensland,
Emergency services rushed to the man’s home at about 9.30pm, after receiving a call for help.
The man was driven by ambulance to Mareeba Airport before being flown to Cairns Hospital for surgery, a Queensland Police Service spokeswoman said.
“Around 9.30pm, emergency services were called to the residence of a 44-year-old man who had sustained a gunshot wound to his abdomen and calf,” she said.
“Initial investigations by police indicate the man had sustained the injuries after an altercation with a man known to him at another address.”
The injured man drove to his own house after the shooting.
Originally published as Man rushed to hospital after being shot in stomach, leg at Silver Valley near Cairns
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