"The nature of that dispute is still subject to investigation and I can't further elaborate on that," he said. He said investigators did not believe the dispute was gang related, but could not release more details. The man who was assaulted, who has minor injuries, is now assisting police with the investigation.ĭetective Superintendent Massingham said the dispute between the parties had been going on for at least a week. Police have set up a homicide investigation, based at the Acacia Ridge Police station. "At this stage, I'm not discounting even a second vehicle or some offenders leaving on foot," Detective Superintendent Massingham said. He said police were looking at CCTV footage of a vehicle that the attackers may have used to flee the scene. "We have a number of lines of investigation underway currently." "We have a number of persons with significant weaponry and it's important that we harness what information is available in the community this morning to set us on the right track," he said. Police believe the alleged offenders have left the area, but Detective Superintendent Massingham said investigators did not know how the group left the scene and were "desperately" seeking information from the public. "At this stage we believe that the five were armed with at least two firearms, one being a shotgun and the other potentially a handgun," he said. "The neighbour has reported hearing two shots - I believe they were fired from near the roadway - and then there's been additional shots obviously fired from within the front yard," Detective Superintendent Massingham said.ĭetective Superintendent Massingham said the group of attackers were armed with multiple firearms. Police have established a crime scene at Cliveden Avenue in Oxley. Police believe multiple shots were fired in a 30- to 40-second timeframe. Police officers and paramedics immediately tried to treat the man for his injuries but he died at the scene. Police said the man who died, the man who was assaulted and the group of attackers all knew each other and had been engaged in a dispute for some time.ĭetective Superintendent Massingham said police responded to a number of triple-0 calls about the incident and found the man in the front yard with gunshot injuries to the chest. Police believe the 38-year-old was shot in the chest at very close range. "On seeing that, the deceased has come across the road and has then been struck with a shotgun." "Inquiries to date have established that the persons have entered the front gate, committed to assaulting the resident of the house outside the front door," he said.
Police said the man who was shot - a 38-year-old who was seated in his car nearby - saw the assault and went to confront the group. Police established a crime scene after the fatal shooting at the house on Cliveden Avenue in Oxley about 3:30am.ĭetective Superintendent Andrew Massingham said up to four males and one female entered the home and began assaulting a man who lived there.
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