Man dead after ‘targeted’ shooting in Beenleigh park

A man found submerged in a large pond has been arrested over a fatal shooting south of Brisbane overnight.

A 35-year-old man was allegedly shot in the chest at Hugh Muntz Park in Beenleigh about 10.40pm on Tuesday.

Police then tracked a stolen vehicle from the scene of the shooting to a park, where they allege the second man was found hiding in the pond after discarding a firearm nearby.

The first man was found near Morrison Lane, and treated by officers and paramedics in the park, where he died a short time later.

Police allege a stolen white Kia Stonic sedan, with stolen registration plates, left the scene a short time after the shooting.

Officers saw the car at Kumbari Avenue in Labrador on the Gold Coast and rolled out a tyre deflation device on Jabiru Island.

After its tyres were deflated the car continued on for a short distance, before the driver abandoned it at the intersection of Hope Island Road and Helensvale Road and ran away into nearby scrub.

Dog squad officers swept the area and arrested a 22-year-old man just after 2am. He was allegedly found hiding underwater, among the reeds, of a large pond in Saltwater Park.