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Woman, 19, dies after masked gunmen opened fire outside Brisbane pub

Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau was injured during a drive-by shooting outside Fitzy’s Loganholme in the city’s south on Saturday<ul><li>Get our <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl">breaking news email</a>, <a href="https://app.adjust.com/w4u7jx3">free app</a> or <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/series/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl">daily news podcast</a></li></ul>A 19-year-old woman who was on a night out with friends has died after a drive-by shooting that left three other people injured.Vana-Reese Schuster-Togiatau, from Jimboomba, was hit in the head and neck when masked gunmen opened fire into a crowd outside Fitzy’s Loganholme, a pub in Brisbane’s south, on Saturday night. <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/oct/29/woman-19-dies-after-masked-gunmen-opened-fire-outside-brisbane-pub-ntwnfb">Continue reading...</a>

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