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Innocent young woman, 19, fights for life after being shot in the face in terrifying drive-by attack outside packed Queensland pub as children cower beneath boxing ring and gunmen remain on the run

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Stevens, K. (2026, October 25). Innocent young woman, 19, fights for life after being shot in the face in terrifying drive-by attack outside packed Queensland pub as children cower beneath boxing ring and gunmen remain on the run. Daily Mail. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16237901/Fitzys-Loganholme-shooting-new-details.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

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Daily Mail · collected 2026-10-25 · by Kylie Stevens
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A 19-year-old woman fighting for her life after being shot in the face during a drive-by shooting at the Fitzys Loganholme Pub in Brisbane on Saturday night. At least six bullets were fired from a Mitsubishi vehicle that later was found burned near Waterfront West. The attack also wounded three men who underwent surgery, while young children inside the pub cowered beneath a boxing ring during the incident. Police are investigating but have not determined a motive for the targeted shooting; they believe the woman was an unintended victim as she was warming up for her bout and not at the scene of the initial shots fired.
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A 19-year-old woman, Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, died on October 29 after being shot in the head during a drive-by shooting outside Fitzy's Hotel in Loganholme, south of Brisbane. The incident occurred at around 8:15 PM on October 24 when masked gunmen fired shots from a vehicle near the venue hosting a boxing event, injuring four people including Schuster-Togiatau and three men, one of whom remains hospitalized with serious injuries. Police are actively searching for the suspects involved in the shooting, which has been reclassified as a homicide investigation due to Schuster-Togiatau's death. Detective Inspector Ian Galpin stated that the young woman was likely an innocent bystander and expressed dismay over the tragic outcome.

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Brisbane GPE · 3× Logan GPE · 2× Damien Smith PERSON · 1× Deception Bay Boxing Club ORG · 1× Galpin PERSON · 1× Jon Raven PERSON · 1× Loganholme GPE · 1× Talia Preston PERSON · 1× Today ORG · 1× the Courier Mail ORG · 1×

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Another witness added: 'I went out into the foyer and saw the guy who was shot in the stomach, and there was blood everywhere.' Logan mayor Jon Raven revealed on Monday that the young woman now fighting for her life had been a competitor preparing for her bout. 'What we've seen from the people in Logan is a huge amount of compassion that's been pouring out for the people who are injured in this, but especially that young woman,' he told the Today show.
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🔮 Another witness added: 'I went out into the foyer and saw the guy who was shot in the stomach, and there was blood everywhere.' Logan mayor Jon Raven revealed on Monday that the young woman now fighting for her life had been a competitor preparing for her bout. 'What we've seen from the people in Logan is a huge amount of compassion that's been pouring out for the people who are injured in this, but especially that young woman,' he told the Today show.

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Shocking footage has captured the terrifying scenes inside a packed Brisbane pub moments after a drive-by shooting left a 19-year-old woman fighting for her life and sent young children scrambling for cover, as two gunmen remain on the run. asserted
gunmen → capture → run
The woman underwent surgery after being shot in the face at the Fitzys Loganholme Pub, south of Brisbane, shortly after 8pm on Saturday. asserted
woman → undergo → Saturday
Three men were also wounded after at least six bullets were fired from the front passenger window of a Mitsubishi, which was later dumped and set alight. asserted
which → wound → Mitsubishi
Inside, the venue was packed with young families attending the Logan City Titles Fight Night. asserted
venue → pack → Night
Footage showed frightened spectators, including young children, sheltering beneath the boxing ring as the shooting unfolded. asserted
shooting → show → ring
Attendees were seen rushing to help the wounded victims as other shocked witnesses were consoled. asserted
witnesses → see → victims
A 10-year-old boy was among those who witnessed the terrifying incident unfold. asserted
incident → witness → those
'My son and his friends went for a walk and as they walked out the front it all happened,' his father told the Courier Mail. asserted
father → go → Mail
Three men and a 19-year-old-woman were wounded during a drive-by shooting during a boxing night at Fitzys Loganholme on Saturday night. asserted
men → wound → night
All four victims have since underwent surgery asserted
victims → undergo → surgery
Young children were among those who witnessed the terrifying incident unfold ' asserted
incident → witness → those
My son saw the man in front of him get shot. asserted
man → see → him
'His words, he saw a glass get shot out of his hand and smash.' asserted
glass → see → hand
Another witness added: 'I went out into the foyer and saw the guy who was shot in the stomach, and there was blood everywhere.' Logan mayor Jon Raven revealed on Monday that the young woman now fighting for her life had been a competitor preparing for her bout. 'What we've seen from the people in Logan is a huge amount of compassion that's been pouring out for the people who are injured in this, but especially that young woman,' he told the Today show. asserted
he → add → show
'She was a fighter who was warming up for her bout. asserted
who → warm → bout
'She was nowhere near where anything was happening and incredibly unlucky to even be hit because she was inside, completely separate from everybody else.' asserted
she → happen → everybody
Three men, aged 27, 37 and 38, also remain in hospital in serious but stable conditions. asserted
men → remain → conditions
The vehicle reportedly involved was found at Waterfront West on fire shortly after the incident Fighter Talia Preston, who was uninjured, said the shooting 'broke me' uncertain
shooting → involve → me
Police said they responded to reports of shots being fired from a vehicle outside a licensed premises in Loganholme, south of Brisbane, at 8.15pm All three underwent surgery after being shot in the abdomen. At least three men remained at large on Monday morning. asserted
men → say → morning
Police are yet to establish a motive for the targeted attack. asserted
Police → establish → attack
'Establishing a motive for why this has taken place is one of our priorities... asserted
this → establish → priorities
there appears to be a level of pre-planning,' Detective Inspector Galpin told reporters. asserted
Galpin → appear → reporters
He added that the critically injured 19-year-old woman was not an intended target. asserted
woman → add → ?
Deception Bay Boxing Club coach Damien Smith, who had several fighters on the card for the Logan City Titles fight night, told the Daily Mail he does not believe the event was the target of the shooting. ' asserted
event → have → shooting
I feel like a lot of people are jumping to conclusions about what happened - I don't think boxing had anything to do with it,' he said. asserted
he → feel → it
'The fights were held at the back of the building, and everything happened in the front. asserted
everything → hold → front
We didn't even know there was a shooting at first.' asserted
We → know → ?
Mr Smith said his fighters and their families were all safe. asserted
fighters → say → ?
Fighter Talia Louise Preston, from Caboolture, shared a heartbreaking statement on Facebook two hours after the shooting. asserted
Preston → share → shooting
'Tonight broke me. asserted
Tonight → break → me
My heart hurts for everyone. asserted
heart → hurt → everyone
For anyone who's injured, I pray you pull through,' she said. asserted
she → injure → anyone
It's understood Ms Preston witnessed the teenager being shot and initially mistakenly believed she was dead. asserted
she → understand → ?
Police urged anyone with information about the incident to contact Crime Stoppers. asserted
Police → urge → Stoppers
Fitzys Loganholme on Bryants Road was scheduled to host the Logan City Titles Fight Night on Saturday asserted
Loganholme → schedule → Saturday
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