North Toowoomba shooting: Man charged with murder after woman shot on street in broad daylight

A man faces murder charges after a 27-year-old woman was fatally shot on a suburban street west of Brisbane earlier this week.

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Officers have located car linked to the incident.

A man has been charged after a woman was fatally shot on a suburban street in broad daylight.

Police had started a manhunt west of Brisbane on Wednesday afternoon following reports of a disturbance, with a 27-year-old woman found on the footpath in North Toowoomba with multiple serious injuries.

She was rushed to hospital in a critical condition but later died.

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Police on Saturday arrested a 29-year-old man in Roma and charged him with murder with reckless indifference.

He is expected to appear in Toowoomba Magistrates Court on Monday.

Emergency services are pictured at the scene of the shooting in North Toowoomba on Wednesday.
Emergency services are pictured at the scene of the shooting in North Toowoomba on Wednesday. Credit: 7NEWS

Investigators are still urging any witnesses around West and Christmas Street in North Toowoomba on Wednesday from 1.30pm to 2pm to come forward.

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