Police are hunting a gunman after a man was shot in the abdomen at a home north of Brisbane on Sunday afternoon.
Officers responded to reports of the shooting about 2pm and upon arrival at the Wagtail Drive residence in Deception Bay, they found the victim who was aged in his 20s.
Paramedics took the man to the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital in a stable condition as the manhunt began.
Both Polair and the dog squad were called in to search for the gunman in the immediate aftermath, but it proved unsuccessful.
Forensic officers were collecting evidence at the scene as the search for the shooter continued through the afternoon and into the evening.