A grieving family has a broken their silence after a young woman was chased down a street by two men and shot dead days out from Christmas.
Chloe Jade Mason, 23, couldn’t be revived after she was found unconscious outside a property in Caboolture on Queensland‘s Sunshine Coast shortly after midnight on Sunday.
Police believe the young woman was shot while being ‘assaulted by two male persons’, who remain on the run.
Ms Mason’s heartbroken loved ones took to social media on Sunday to pay tribute.
‘Grieving the life you never got to have and the experiences we didn’t get the chance to share,’ sister Hannah McKone wrote.
‘You would’ve been the most amazing mother.’
Ms McKone launched a GoFundMe to help cover the costs of her sister’s funeral.
‘Being so close to Christmas her family has no savings or financial means to give her a funeral. We are graciously asking for help and support in this,’ she wrote.
Tributes have poured in for 23-year-old Chloe Jade Mason (pictured) just hours after she was assaulted and shot by two men in Caboolture, north of Brisbane, on Sunday
Another sister, Danni Mason, remembered the young woman as a ‘daughter, a sister, an aunt and a friend … who was loved by many’.
‘This loss has devastated our family and we struggle to come to terms with this so close to the holidays,’ she wrote.
‘As sisters we grieve for the things she won’t experience, all the things we aren’t able to share and the memories we won’t make. She was an incredible woman.’
Detectives are treating the death as a homicide and have launched a manhunt for the two males responsible.
‘Early investigations indicate the deceased was assaulted by two male persons, who may have chased her down railway parade,’ Detective Inspector David Harbison said.
‘During that assault, the deceased received a gunshot wound. Whilst the public nature of this crime is alarming, police do not believe this to be a random attack.’
Neighbours told the ABC that they heard hearing several gunshots shortly before the woman’s body was found.
‘I heard about three or four gunshots and then a little bit of whimpering, and then I heard a man yelling out f****** c***,’ one recalled.
‘(It was) very scary.’
Police are yet to identify two male perpetrators they believe chased Ms Mason (pictured) down a road before she was shot
Another added: ‘We know everyone. We are like a little family. We look after everyone in the street.’
Police added that Ms Mason’s family are ‘devastated’.
‘It’s a tragedy to lose a young life in such a violent manner,’ he said.
The police have no suspects and have pleaded for anyone with any information to come forward.
