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Three Dead After Shooting On Queensland Coast

The shooting at a home in Booral has been described as a 'domestic issue.'
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Police are investigating the scene of a shooting.
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Police are investigating the scene of a shooting.

Two women and a man are dead following a shooting at Booral, north of Brisbane.

A Queensland Police spokeswoman told The Huffington Post Australia that they had responded to a report of shots being fired at a home on River Heads Road at Booral, about 20 minutes south of Hervey Bay.

Two women have died and a man is in a critical condition after the shooting.
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Two women have died and a man is in a critical condition after the shooting.

Police told The Courier Mail the shooting is believed to be 'domestic' issue and has not involved any children. So far, no suspects have been arrested. Queensland police told the ABC, the deceased women are aged 50 and 68, while the man is aged 79. Preliminary enquiries indicate a man has killed his wife and daughter.

Police said the report of shots fired came around 6.40am (AEST).

Police have described the shooting as a 'domestic issue.'
Channel 7 QLD
Police have described the shooting as a 'domestic issue.'

#BREAKING: Unconfirmed reports that a man has shot his wife and children in Booral. #9News

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