Man charged after Gold Coast 'rampage' involving taxi, bus, milk truck A 25-year-old North Booval man has been charged with a string of firearms offences following an incident in which shots were fired from a taxi on the Gold Coast overnight. The man has been charged with two counts of discharging a weapon in a public place, carrying weapon in a public place while loaded, unlawful possession of weapons, going armed so as to cause fear, assaults occasioning bodily harm, serious assault police, two counts of assault or obstruct a police officer, robbery, assault occasioning bodily harm whilst armed/in company and unlawful use of a motor vehicles. The man is due to appear in the Southport Magistrates Court tomorrow. Earlier, it was reported that shots were allegedly fired from a double-barrelled shotgun in a taxi, piercing the windscreen, on Marine Parade, Southport, near Australia Fair shopping centre about 2.30am. Police said when they pulled the taxi over there were attempts to commandeer a Norco milk truck and a Surfside bus. A taxi driver and bus driver were injured. The accused was one of two men apprehended nearby by police.