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.