Attempted armed robbery, Browns Plains
Police are investigating an attempted armed robbery in Browns Plains that has left a man and a child with non-life threatening injuries.
Initial information suggests at 7.55pm, two males, one armed with a firearm, entered the Ammons Street residence.
An altercation has occurred in which the firearm was discharged.
A boy sustained a shoulder injury and a 31-year-old man sustained an injury to his abdomen, both are non-life threatening.
The boy was transported to Lady Cilento Hospital and the man was taken to the Princess Alexandra Hospital.
A police dog was also injured while tracking the offenders when a dog at the Ammons Street residence bit its leg. The police dog has been taken to a vet for treatment of a torn leg muscle.
The dog handler sustained lacerations trying to break up the dogs.
Police have declared a crime scene with officers recovering the firearm at the residence.
Anyone who may have seen or who has dashcam footage of two men entering a vehicle in the westbound lanes of Browns Plains Road in the vicinity of Waller Road at around 8pm tonight, are being encouraged to contact police.
Investigations are continuing.
If you have information for police, contact Policelink by providing information using the online suspicious activity form 24hrs per day at www.police.qld.gov.au/reporting.
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