Get all your news in one place.
100’s of premium titles.
One app.
Start reading
AAP
AAP
National
Nick Gibbs

Gunman on the run may have help to stay hidden: police

Accused drug trafficker Mitchell Wilson remains on the run and is wanted by Queensland police. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE/AAP IMAGES) (AAP)

An accused drug trafficker who's successfully evaded capture after allegedly threatening several people with a semi-automatic weapon is likely being harboured by associates, Queensland Police say.

Mitchell Wilson, who's considered armed and dangerous, has been on the run since the incidents involving the firearm and a house fire that happened around Brisbane last Thursday.

Police received three calls about possible sightings of the 27-year-old on Monday but none have been substantiated, Detective Superintendent Andrew Massingham told reporters on Tuesday.

Officers are currently following three lines of inquiry on the north side of Brisbane.

Asked if he believed Mr Wilson was being harboured by associates, Det Sup Massingham said "I do".

"If you know of Mr Wilson's whereabouts, or you are harbouring him, it will only be a matter of time before we will catch up with you," he added.

"I urge Mr Wilson to hand himself in, and to negotiate his safe surrender."

It's alleged Mr Wilson was involved in three separate altercations around Brisbane's north and south on Thursday, two of which involved shots being fired and another where a house was set alight and destroyed.

Several people believed to be known to Mr Wilson were caught up in the incidents but no one was physically injured.

An ankle monitoring bracelet Mr Wilson was wearing as part of bail conditions related to alleged drug trafficking offences was left in the suburb of Bracken Ridge on Thursday.

A special emergency response team is involved in the manhunt, which has entered its fifth day, as well as detectives and intelligence analysts.

"Suffice to say that all those officers on duty currently on the north and south side of Brisbane are looking or are working to find him," Det Sup Massingham said,

Sign up to read this article
Read news from 100’s of titles, curated specifically for you.
Already a member? Sign in here
Related Stories
Top stories on inkl right now
Our Picks
Fourteen days free
Download the app
One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.