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Emergency underway on Australian paradise island after a woman was shot in the back

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Emergency underway on Australian paradise island after a woman was shot in the back

A woman has been shot in the back, with police issuing an emergency declaration as they hunt for two gunmen.

QLD Police officers were called to a home in Rothwell, north of Brisbane, at about 8am on Thursday morning where a woman was reportedly shot inside a car.  

Officers tracked a vehicle of interest to Bribie Island, 60km north of Rothwell, where an emergency declaration was made at 10.45am.  

It is understood armed officers have swarmed Sylvan Beach Esplanade and a siege is ongoing at the idyllic holiday island

The men reportedly abandoned their car, leaving a weapon behind, and have been chased by police, The Courier Mail reported. 

Queensland Police (pictured) are hunting for two men after a woman was shot in the back in a car at Rothwell, north of Brisbane, at about 8am on Thursday morning

Queensland Police (pictured) are hunting for two men after a woman was shot in the back in a car at Rothwell, north of Brisbane, at about 8am on Thursday morning

Queensland Police (pictured) are hunting for two men after a woman was shot in the back in a car at Rothwell, north of Brisbane, at about 8am on Thursday morning

Police tracked a vehicle of interest to Bribie Island (pictured), 60km north of Rothwell, and an emergency declaration was made at 10.45am. It is understood a police siege is ongoing

Police tracked a vehicle of interest to Bribie Island (pictured), 60km north of Rothwell, and an emergency declaration was made at 10.45am. It is understood a police siege is ongoing

Police tracked a vehicle of interest to Bribie Island (pictured), 60km north of Rothwell, and an emergency declaration was made at 10.45am. It is understood a police siege is ongoing 

Officers from the Special Emergency Response Team and Public Safety Response Team are reportedly searching for a person of interest on Bribie Island (pictured)

Officers from the Special Emergency Response Team and Public Safety Response Team are reportedly searching for a person of interest on Bribie Island (pictured)

Officers from the Special Emergency Response Team and Public Safety Response Team are reportedly searching for a person of interest on Bribie Island (pictured) 

The emergency declaration was made under the Public Safety Preservation Act and shut down a number of streets across Bribie Island.    

Officers from the Special Emergency Response Team and Public Safety Response Team are searching for the two men.   

Witnesses have reported seeing a number of heavily armed police officers near Sylvan Beach.   

‘Cops everywhere, they are even flying drones around and have guns drawn,’ one witness said.

‘Saw about eight police cars with sirens going heading towards Bribie,’ another witness explained.    

The lockdown encompassed Bigmulys St, Sylvan Beach Esplanade, Elkhorn Avenue and Eucalyptus St. 

Members of the public have been asked to avoid the area. 

QLD Ambulance told Daily Mail Australia the woman was taken to hospital in a serious condition with a wound to her back. 

It is understood the incident began on Kelliher St at Rothwell before a person of interest fled to Bribie Island. 

One woman said her relative heard a car ‘screaming down the road’ in Rothwell before ‘a guy got out and started banging on the door’. 

The emergency lockdown encompassing Bigmulys St, Sylvan Beach Esplanade, Elkhorn Avenue and Eucalyptus St pictured

The emergency lockdown encompassing Bigmulys St, Sylvan Beach Esplanade, Elkhorn Avenue and Eucalyptus St pictured

The emergency lockdown encompassing Bigmulys St, Sylvan Beach Esplanade, Elkhorn Avenue and Eucalyptus St pictured 

Source: Daily Mail Australia | News Colony

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