Police make arrest after scary home attack with windows smashed and shot at

Police have made an arrest after a Gold Coast street’s rude awakening in the early hours when windows were allegedly smashed with a golf club and shot at. Read the update

A Lister Street, Oxenford, address on the Gold Coast where police are investigating an attempted home invasion.

Police have made an arrest after terrified residents of a Gold Coast street had windows allegedly smashed by a golf club and shot from a gun.

Neighbours and residents of a Lister Street address in Oxenford had been disturbed just after 4am according to neighbour Peter Stewart.

“I heard a lot of yelling and came outside,” Mr Stewart told the Bulletin at the scene on Wednesday afternoon.

He alleged: “It was chaos. One was screaming ‘get the shotty, get the shotty’.

“Then it was just one loud pop.”

Minutes earlier Mr Stewart said a group arrived in a car, and one had allegedly attempted to smash his way into a home.

A Lister Street, Oxenford, address on the Gold Coast where multiple suspects have attacked multiple addresses, smashing windows.

“The gentlemen in the house next door, they were already up. It went crazy from there.

“It sounded like a shotgun. The echo and everything - it had to have been.”

On Thursday night, police revealed a 23-year-old Waterford West man has been charged after what police are describing as a shooting incident at Oxenford.

Police will allege at 4.15am two people attended a Lister Street home and smashed a window with a golf club, A Queensland Police statement said.

They fled the scene after neighbouring residents came out and chased them away, QPS said.

A short time later a bullet was allegedly discharged into the front glass window of the neighbour home, QPS added.

No one was physically hurt.

Gold Coast West Criminal Investigation Branch police arrested the 23-year-old on Thursday afternoon at Manly West, north of the Gold Coast.

He has been charged with one count each of dangerous conduct with a weapon, extortion with intent to gain benefit, attempted enter dwelling with intent at night threatens violence whilst armed, wilful damage and attempted enter dwelling with intent by break at night.

His police bail was refused and he is due before Cleveland Magistrates Court tomorrow, June 28.

A Lister Street, Oxenford, address on the Gold Coast where residents have been confronted by suspects attacking their homes in the small hours of Wednesday morning. Police are investigating.

Meanwhile at the scene, Lister Street neighbours reported seeing police tape setup around two homes and forensics taking photos of the damage on Wednesday.

A male occupant of one of the properties alleged that he believed the incident was a case of mistaken identity, while the other residents declined to comment.

Originally published as Police make arrest after scary home attack with windows smashed and shot at