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Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n AAA<\/p>\n Multiple people have been injured after a spate of alleged random slingshot attacks from a moving car in Brisbane.<\/p>\n At least four people reported being hurt in the inner-city, including a woman who claimed she was almost blinded by metal projectiles, before four men were arrested.<\/p>\n \u201cI was just really scared because it was Paddington, and I didn\u2019t think anything like this could happen,\u201d one injured woman, who asked not to be named to protect her safety, told Nine News.<\/p>\n \u201cI still feel sick about it, that it happened and that so many people were hurt and someone could do something like that.\u201d<\/p>\n The alleged attacks occurred between May 27 and May 31 in Paddington, Toowong, and St Lucia.<\/p>\n A 22-year-old woman was hit on the forehead, a 36-year-old woman on the hand, a 53-year-old man in his back, and a 64-year- old woman on her jaw.<\/p>\n Police pulled over a Hyundai hatchback at Chapel Hill Road in Chapel Hill about 11.15pm on May 31. They discovered two handmade slingshots, two \u201cpocket-shot style devices\u201d, and a set of knuckle dusters.<\/p>\n Homes in Redbank Plains and Forest Lake were later searched, and more evidence \u2013 including metal balls identified by Nine News as fishing sinkers \u2013 was seized. Drug utensils and marijuana were also allegedly found.<\/p>\n Three 19-year-old men and a fourth aged 20 were arrested and charged with a string of offences, including assault and discharging a weapon in public.<\/p>\n All but one of the men were granted bail. They will appear at Brisbane Magistrates Court on June 22 and 23.<\/p>\n Police urged anyone who believed they may have been struck by an object from a passing vehicle in Paddington, Toowong, St Lucia, Chapel Hill or surrounding areas to come forward.<\/p>\n Start the day with a summary of the day\u2019s most important and interesting stories, analysis and insights. Sign up for our Morning Edition newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n![\"Police](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/c1fce705f17f2b34dabbdac823ce73e5ca6c74cc6365c411b324f45519d8c0b9.jpeg\")
Police allegedly found two slingshots when they pulled over a Hyundai in Chapel Hill on May 31.Queensland Police Service <\/p>\n![\"The](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/428858138d9a7a85d11f47cef75c79ddb5d34b7c1575d1a96c4c58b758c2ff28.jpeg\")
The alleged slingshot attacks were followed by raids on two homes, where metal balls that appeared to be fishing sinkers were found. Queensland Police Service <\/p>\n