Man charged with murder over shooting in eastern Australia

A man has been charged with murder over the fatal shooting of a woman on the Gold Coast in the Australian state of Queensland on Sunday night.



The Queensland Police Service (QPS) said in a statement on Monday that emergency services were called to reports of a woman suffering life-threatening gunshot injuries at a home in the Gold Coast suburb of Biggera Waters, 60 km southeast of Brisbane, shortly before 8 p.m. local time on Sunday.



The victim, a 23-year-old woman, was declared deceased at the residence.



A man of the same age was arrested at the scene and has been charged with one count each of murder as an act of domestic violence and unlawful possession of weapons used to commit an offense.



The QPS said that no other people were injured and that there was no threat to the public.