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Savannah Meacham

Two men in custody over fatal assault in shop car park

Police have launched a homicide investigation after a man was assaulted on the Gold Coast. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

Two men are in custody after a fatal assault in a Gold Coast shopping centre car park.

Police were called to a car park in the suburb of Hope Island on Monday afternoon following reports a man had been seriously assaulted.

Paramedics treated the man for life-threatening injuries, including a chest wound, but he died at the scene.

Police declared a crime scene and launched a homicide investigation.

They located and arrested a 23-year-old Surfers Paradise man nearby about 4.45pm.

A 23-year-old Redbank Plains man was arrested nearby about 5.30pm.

Police said both men were known to the victim and there was no threat to the public.

Investigations are continuing.

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