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Breaking: Teen dies in hospital days after drive-by shooting south of Brisbane

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Breaking: Teen dies in hospital days after drive-by shooting south of Brisbane. (2026, October 29). ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-29/vana-reese-loganholme-fitzys-drive-by-shooting-death/107316368

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ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-10-29

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Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, a 19-year-old from Jimboomba, died in the Princess Alexandra Hospital after being shot during a drive-by shooting at Fitzys Loganholme pub south of Brisbane on Saturday night. She was one of four people injured when two masked men opened fire during a boxing event; three others were hospitalized, including Kane Barrett who has been identified publicly.
Written by AI on 2026-10-29, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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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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📰 Teen Dies After Drive-by Shooting
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Topics

Brisbane Jimboomba Queensland

Subjects

Brisbane GPE · 1× Jimboomba GPE · 1× Kane Barrett PERSON · 1× Queensland GPE · 1× Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau PERSON · 1×

Narrative

Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, 19, from Jimboomba was shot in the head and neck at Fitzys Loganholme on Saturday night.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-29

Claims (5 extracted, 0 hedged)

A Queensland teenager has died in hospital days after a drive-by shooting at a pub south of Brisbane. asserted
teenager → die → Brisbane
Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, 19, from Jimboomba was shot in the head and neck at Fitzys Loganholme on Saturday night. asserted
Togiatau → shoot → night
She died at the Princess Alexandra Hospital. asserted
She → die → Hospital
She was one of four people shot by two masked men during a boxing event at the popular local nightspot. asserted
She → shoot → nightspot
Three men aged 27, 37 and 38, were also hospitalised, one of whom has been identified as Kane Barrett. asserted
one → hospitalise → Barrett
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