<?xml version="1.0" encoding="ISO-8859-1"?> <docID>336310</docID> <postdate>2025-01-09 09:09:10</postdate> <headline>Woman fights for life after car shooting</headline> <body><p><img class="size-full wp-image-336311" src="https://citynews.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/20220617001670469613-original-resized.jpg" alt="" width="900" height="600" /></p> <caption>A 33-year-old woman was rushed to hospital after she was shot in the back on the Gold Coast. (Jono Searle/AAP PHOTOS)</caption> <p><span class="kicker-line">By <strong>Savannah Meacham</strong> in Brisbane</span></p> <p><strong>A woman is fighting for her life after she was shot through the passenger seat of a car.</strong></p> <p>The 33-year-old went to a home in Tallebudgera, on the southern end of the Gold Coast, around midday on Wednesday when she was shot in the back.</p> <p>Police say she had been sitting in the passenger seat of a car when the shooting occurred. Detectives suspect the gunshot came from inside the vehicle and went through the seat.</p> <p>The woman was rushed to the Gold Coast University Hospital with a life-threatening injury.</p> <p>"We don't know at this point in time whether she'll survive," Detective Inspector Mark Mooney told reporters at the scene on Wednesday.</p> <p>A homicide investigation has been launched given the severity of the victim's injuries.</p> <p>Det Mooney said a person at the home had been moving out and the woman had arrived with a group to help.</p> <p>He said a number of people had arrived throughout the day to collect free items advertised on Facebook Marketplace.</p> <p>"At this point in time we don't know who the shooter is," Det Mooney said.</p> <p>"We would suspect that they would know each other, but we're open to all scenarios."</p> <p>Police have not yet found the firearm used.</p> </body>