Cairns shooting: Man dead, woman fighting for life after gunshots in far north Queensland home
A man has been found dead inside a Queensland home, with a woman rushed to hospital with critical injuries.
A man has been found dead and a woman is fighting for life after a shooting in a rainforest village near Cairns in Far North Queensland.
The man, aged in his 60s, was found inside a home on Cadagi Drive, Kuranda about 10.30am Thursday following reports of a shooting.
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A woman was also found inside the property with a “significant facial injury”.
“The woman was transported to hospital for treatment,” a police statement read.
Detectives from the Tablelands Criminal Investigation Branch and Tablelands Child Protection and Investigation Unit are at the home, and a crime scene has been established.
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There is no ongoing threat to the community.
Investigations are continuing.
More to come
Originally published as Man dead, woman fighting for life after shooting in home near Cairns
