Man in custody after a woman was shot near Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle

A man is in police custody and a woman is in hospital with gunshot wounds after she was shot in her car near Canberra's Parliamentary Triangle.

The victim was taken to Canberra hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

The victim was taken to Canberra hospital with non life-threatening injuries. Source: Twitter/ACTPolicing

A man is expected to face assault, robbery and firearm-related charges after being taken into custody over a shooting in the nation's capital.

A woman is now in hospital after she was shot while sitting in her car in Canberra on Tuesday morning.

Police confirmed they were called to a crime scene near the capital's Parliamentary Triangle and Manuka Oval.

The incident was unrelated to Tuesday night's T20 clash between Australia and Pakistan and officers said they didn't expect any disruptions to the game.
ACT Policing Superintendent Stephen Turnbull maintains there is no ongoing threat to public safety.

"[It's] not the sort of thing that normally happens in Canberra," Superintendent Turnbull said.

Superintendent Turnbull said the woman had parked her car on Dominion Circuit when a man got out of his own car and shot at her through the driver's side window.

She fled to Manuka Oval where she called security guards for help and was later taken to hospital by paramedics.

Her attacker, who was described as Caucasian in appearance, escaped in a silver two-door hatchback with NSW plates on the front but no plates at the back.

Officers responses with a large-scale manhunt and located the alleged gunman and his getaway vehicle in Canberra's residential district of Weston Creek.

Police say they also located a firearm which is believed to have been used in the attack.
The victim is now in Canberra Hospital being treated for non-life threatening gunshot and shrapnel wounds.


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