Four people have been injured after a drive-by shooting outside a venue hosting a boxing event.
Police said they responded to reports of shots being fired from a vehicle outside a licensed premises in Loganholme, south of Brisbane, at 8.15pm.
“The involved vehicle was witnessed leaving the scene,” police said.
Four injured people were taken to hospital, police said, and their condition was being assessed.
Speaking on Sunday morning, Logan’s mayor, Jon Raven, described residents in the area as frightened.
“This has sent a shockwave through Logan. We’ve never seen something like this in Logan before,” Raven told the Today show.
“Our hearts go out obviously to the victims and the staff and the people at this boxing event.
“I’ve been to one of these events before, they’re [a] really family-friendly environment, and I know there’s lots of children who were there, and this will impact them for the rest of their lives.”
The deputy commander of Queensland police, Chris Stream, described the scene as “confronting”.
“A number of people had suffered gunshot wounds,” he told Today.
Fitzys Loganholme on Bryants Road was scheduled to host the Logan City Titles Fight Night on Saturday.
Raven said the event had been organised to help children steer clear of violence.
“[The organiser] will be devastated this has happened because he loves boxing and uses it as a tool to empower and reconnect young people who might be going off the rails, and this is the opposite of what he’ll want to see,” Raven said.
Logan City Titles shared a statement on social media on Sunday morning.
“We are heartbroken about the incident that occurred at the fight night,” it read.
“Logan City Titles was a family event, an event for our community, showcasing local talent, hard work and everyone’s skills inside the ring.
“These types of incidents have no place in the boxing community or any part of the broader community.”
The offenders are still at large but police said they did not believe there was an ongoing threat to the public.
Police were urging anyone with information about the incident to contact them.
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