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Friday, June 17, 2011

Australia - Man shot, woman assaulted at Wongawallan in Gold Coast hinterland

OFF THE WIRE
Greg Stolz
Source: couriermail.com.au
Australia - A MAN and a pregnant woman were rushed to hospital after a shooting on the Gold Coast believed to be linked to bikie gangs. The man, 42, was shot in the shoulder at a house on the Tamborine-Oxenford Road at Wongawallan in the Gold Coast hinterland about 6.20pm after two men entered the property. He was taken by ambulance to the Gold Coast Hospital.
The shooting is understood to be bikie-related. The victim and his partner were believed to have been tied up. A child was also present when the man was shot.
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Officers from Taskforce Hydra, which investigates the activities of outlaw motorcycle gangs, were being called into the investigation.
Police regional duty officer Inspector Paul Reynolds said a man had been shot in the chest and had been taken to hospital with non-life threatening injuries.