SYDNEY, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- A man has died following a targeted shooting in the Australian state of Queensland in the early hours of Friday morning.

The Queensland Police Service (QPS) said that emergency services attended a property in the suburb of Slacks Creek, 20 km southeast of the state capital of Brisbane, at around 1:15 a.m. local time on Friday and located a man with an apparent gunshot wound.

The 41-year-old man was transported to the hospital in a life-threatening condition, where he was declared deceased.

A statement from the QPS said that initial investigations indicated that the incident was a targeted attack and that there is no ongoing threat to the public.

Police declared a crime scene, and investigations into the shooting are ongoing. Enditem