The search for a gunman wanted over the attempted murder of a man at a rural Gold Coast property has entered its second day. Police have released a photo of the 57-year-old suspect who they say has been living in a tent in the bush for years.
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00:00Deep in Talabudgera Valley, this is the home of the man at the centre of a major police
00:07operation in the Gold Coast hinterland.
00:09Today, detectives dismantled the campsite, seizing his car and belongings, as heavily
00:14armed officers set up a cordon and began their search.
00:17We do have concerns for his well-being and also that of the community.
00:21Police say the man had lived in a tent in the bush here for years.
00:24This picture is old and his appearance has since altered.
00:28Yesterday, the owner of a neighbouring property alleges to have found him under their house
00:32and was then shot with a homemade shotgun.
00:35My understanding is it was close range, he was shot, then a scuffle broke out and whilst
00:40the victim was trying to escape, he was able to get the gun off him and escape in his own
00:45personal car.
00:46Fortunately, it was a glancing blow and after a short stay in hospital, the 59-year-old
00:51has been released.
00:52The suspect has not been located and is potentially armed.
00:56It's just such a shock, like yesterday morning, these people were just going about their normal
01:02lives and this guy who did the shooting, he's virtually throwing his life away.
01:07The remote property where the incident took place is a few kilometres down this dirt road.
01:11The shooter disappeared into the bush.
01:14The vegetation here is thick, the terrain is rough and the wet weather and a lack of
01:18mobile phone coverage are complicating the search.
01:21We know he knows the area quite well, so he could be bunkered down there or he could have
01:25moved on, we just don't know.
01:27Those who know this land best think he'll be difficult to find.
01:31They'd be wasting their time because the bush is so thick.
01:34If he had even just minor bush skills, he could easily have walked a long way away.