Karina Lock had relocated to the Gold Coast with her teenage daughter. Photo / Facebook
Karina Lock had relocated to the Gold Coast with her teenage daughter. Photo / Facebook
The victim of the Gold Coast McDonald's shooting, who was believed to have killed by her ex-partner, had recently relocated to start a new life.
Karina Lock, 49, had lived in Maryborough - north of Brisbane - before she recently moved to the Gold Coast after her relationship with the man, believed to be named Stephen, broke down.
Ms Lock and her teenage daughter left their old home last month. Ms Lock agreed to meet her ex-partner at the fast food restaurant on Thursday morning, according to The Courier-Mail.
The gunman, 57, followed her into the fast food restaurant and shot her around 9:15am.
The man followed the woman into the fast food restaurant before opening fire. Photo / AAP
Moments before she was shot, Ms Lock's dramatic last words were, "He's going to kill me", a witness said, according to the Sydney Morning Herald.
The man, believed to be Mr Lock, then turned the gun on himself, shooting himself in the head in front of terrified witnesses and staff.
Police told Daily Mail Australia the shooter remains in a critical condition at Gold Coast University Hospital this evening after shooting himself in the head.
A heroic police motorcyclist arrived at the scene at busy Siganto Drive, Helensvale, and immediately performed CPR on the woman.
But despite his and paramedics' efforts, the woman could not be revived.
The man suffered "critical" injuries to his head, as well as injuries to his stomach, and has been taken to Gold Coast University Hospital in a serious condition. No one else was hurt.
Investigators have not categorically identified the two people involved but confirmed they were not McDonald's staff.
Investigators comfort bystanders and relatives. Photo / AAP
"They were known to each other but that's all I can disclose at this point", said Detective Inspector Mark White.
Detectives are sorting through CCTV footage at the store and are trying to determine the circumstances surrounding the incident.
There were scenes of grief outside the McDonald's, which is located upon a bustling road on the northern side of the Gold Coast.
Police and paramedics embraced bystanders and relatives at the bloody scene, allowing some under the police tape.
Det Insp White said the incident was no doubt also traumatic for witnesses and police are offering counselling services.
"(Imagine) going about your normal business and have something like that happen right in front of you," he told reporters on Thursday morning.
