Man charged with double murder after shooting in Queensland's Moreton Bay
A man has been charged with the murder of two men following a shooting north of Brisbane yesterday.
Police were called to a property on Lower King Street, Caboolture, just after 5.15pm where they found two men with gunshot wounds.
Witnesses allegedly told police a man was seen fleeing the area in a Toyota Yaris soon after the shooting.
"I was in my bedroom and not long after 5pm there were two gunshots," neighbour Calise Ryan told 9News.
Daytona James, a 23-year-old father, was killed in the shooting. Supplied
"One of my neighbours pulled up and said 'some guy has been shot ... running around with a gun," another neighbour, Morgan Blake, told 9News.
The two victims were 23-year-old father Daytona James and a 37-year-old man who has not been named.
They were pronounced dead and a crime scene was established.
Shortly after 7pm, police arrested a 24-year-old man at a service station on Beenleigh Redland Bay Road at Cornubia.
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Police at the scene of a deadly shooting in Caboolture 9News
A Yaris was also found at the service station and was taken for forensic examination.
As well as the two murder counts, the 24-year-old Caboolture man has been charged with possession of a shortened firearm, unlawful possession of weapons and authority required to possess explosives.
He will appear in the Caboolture Magistrates Court tomorrow.
Police investigations continue.
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A crime scene has been set up and a man has been charged with murder. 9News
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