Man in custody after early morning shooting in Kingaroy, Queensland

ABC NEWS (Australia)

A 25-year-old has been arrested after shots were fired earlier today at a home in Queensland’s south Burnett region. The incident sparked an hours-long manhunt around the town of Kingaroy with police placing the local hospital into partial lockdown.

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00:00Authorities were called to reports of shots fired at a property on Arthur Street in Kingaroy shortly before 4am.

00:11Several people were able to leave the house safely before officers arrived.

00:15The 25-year-old man, who was believed to be armed, fled the scene, sparking a police search.

00:20Police placed Kingaroy Hospital into partial lockdown shortly after 6am

00:24and urged nearby businesses and schools to close for the day as they searched for him.

00:29Police were stationed at the hospital with officers standing guard at each door throughout the day.

00:34We have had significant support from not only specialist police resources such as the Special Emergency Response Team and Polair

00:44but also from the community in Kingaroy.

00:47We very early this morning put out some information to the community about a vehicle of interest that we were seeking

00:54and we received significant help from that community in relation to that.

00:58The man was taken into custody by police at a property on Foley's Road in Guja, south of Kingaroy, about 1.30 this afternoon.

01:06Investigations are continuing.

01:08The

01:21Camon for tonight's update.

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