Man shot on Gold Coast stumbles into grocery store
A 27-year-old man has been shot on the Gold Coast this afternoon, and is being treated for injuries at Gold Coast University Hospital.
The man stunned bystanders at a supermarket on Lawson Street in Southport when he came into the store with a bullet wound to his leg, calling for help around 12.30pm.
Critical care paramedics tended to the man, treating his leg wound and facial injuries.
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Three men and a woman were arrested after a shooting of a 27-year-old man in Southport. Nine
Three men and a woman have been arrested as suspects in relation to the incident.
Police have confirmed the alleged victim, a Holland Park man, had been driving a hired black Mercedes-Benz last night when it was allegedly stolen by two men who he had met with at Budds Beach.
Around midday today, two other men, one of whom was known to the 27-year-old, lured him to a high-rise unit on Lawson Street to arrange payment for the return of the vehicle.
It's here police believe the alleged shooting took place.
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Police arrest one man. Nine
The three men and a woman associated with the alleged offenders then rode the elevator to the ground floor, where the 27-year-old fled on foot.
Three others allegedly fled in the stolen Mercedes as the man made his way to the grocery store.
Police attended the scene, before subsequent investigations led officers to Acacia Avenue in Surfers Paradise, where they located the stolen Mercedes.
A 29-year-old Southport man, 25-year-old Gold Coast man and two women were inside the vehicle. All four were arrested at the scene.
Three crime scenes have been set up at a Lawson Street unit, the grocery store and Acacia Avenue.
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