Roads in Toowoomba shut down, residents urged to stay inside after woman shot

Police are on the scene after a woman was shot dead at a home in a major regional city, with locals told to stay indoors while a manhunt got underway.

A woman is dead after a shooting in Toowoomba, with two major streets blocked off and residents being urged to stay inside.

The woman, aged in her 20s, received life-threatening gunshot wounds and was taken to Toowoomba Hospital where she was pronounced dead.

A man in his 50s was also treated for a head injury at the scene and another man for emotional distress, Queensland Ambulance said.

A woman is dead after being shot in the suburb of North Toowoomba, west of Brisbane. Picture: 7News

A Queensland Police spokesperson said police were called to a home on Christmas St in North Toowoomba after receiving reports a woman had been seriously injured about 1.50pm on Wednesday.

Officers found the woman on the footpath when they arrived.

Acting Detective Inspector Brian Collins said three associates of the woman were helping police in the early stages of the investigation.

“We’re calling for any witnesses that possibly might have been in the West St, Christmas St area this afternoon, between 1.30pm and 2pm, to come forward with any dash footage or any eyewitness accounts,” he said.

Inspector Collins said the shooting, which occurred around “school pick-up time”, was “extremely alarming”.

“We had all available crews at the time responding to the incident,” he said.

Police had closed West St and Bridge St on Wednesday afternoon following the incident, with residents advised to remain indoors.

However, Inspector Collins said there was no “concern” for public safety on Wednesday night.

Police raced to the scene of the shooting in Toowoomba after receiving reports a woman had been seriously injured about 1.50pm on Wednesday. Picture: 7News

West Street and Bridge Street in North Toowoomba have been closed after a shooting. Picture: Google Street View

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