A second man has been charged over the alleged shooting of a police officer over 20 years ago during a bungled bank robbery in Logan.
It’s alleged on 24 March 1999, two men forced entry to a bank in Browns Plains before holding staff and customers at gunpoint.
Senior Constable Neil Scutts, one of the responding officers sustained a serious gunshot wound to his groin, missing major arteries by millimetres.
The offenders fled on foot allegedly taking two staff members as hostages before stealing a vehicle at gunpoint.
They were wearing off-white plastic masks, and surgical-style gloves and were seen to be carrying two-way radios.
A 54-year-old Woodford man, who was already in custody on other offences, has been charged.
It follows the December 2020 arrest of a then 49-year-old Brisbane man, who was charged with 13 offences including attempted murder and armed robbery.
The arrests come after police launched a fresh public appeal for information in November 2020, with a $500,000 reward on offer for anyone who could provide information leading to the arrest of a person involved.
Detectives continue to investigate the matter and would like to re-issue their appeal for anyone with information about the incident to come forward.
Detective Superintendent Brendan Smith says police had received valuable information from the public that helped advance this investigation.
“While yesterday’s arrest is significant, we are continuing to appeal to people who may have information about the shooting and who may have been reluctant to come forward earlier to do so now,” Detective Superintendent Smith says.
The $500,000 reward for information leading the arrest of a person/s responsible remains on offer.
The 54-year-old Woodford man has been charged with 13 offences including two counts of armed robbery, two counts of acts intended to cause grievous bodily harm or other malicious acts, one count of unlawful use of a motor vehicle and commit indictable offence, one count of unlawful entry of a motor vehicle with personal violence and seven counts of deprivation of liberty.
The man is expected to appear in Brisbane Magistrates Court May 8.
