Detectives have charged 24-years-old Lachlan Mark Freund of Cambooya in relation to the alleged murder of 25-years-old Thor Morgan in March.
At approximately 2.50am on March 15, Mr Morgan was driving a vehicle on Ruthven Street in Harlaxton when a firearm was discharged from a stolen Dual Cab.
Mr Morgan was subsequently located at a Coonan Street address, with a gunshot wound to his head.
As a result of his injuries, the victim died in Princess Alexandra Hospital on May 16.
Following an extensive investigation as part of Operation Uniform Tyne, police dive squad officers recovered a firearm from a northern branch of the Condamine River on July 26, which police will allege was the weapon used in the incident.
Mr Freund has been charged with one count each of murder, arson of a motor vehicle, unlawful use of a motor vehicle and unlawful possession of weapons.
He appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court on Monday and was remanded to appear in Toowoomba Magistrate’s Court on September 6.
This article appeared in On Our Selection News, 18 August 2022.
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