A family member first alerted police after one of her daughters found Luke unresponsive in her bedroom, with emergency services rushing to the home.<\/p>\n
Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Queensland<\/a> Ambulance said they had responded to a wounding incident, however, paramedics were unable to revived Luke, and she was declared dead at the scene.<\/p>\n Police said after an initial investigation, a 52-year-old man was located at an address on Hackman St in McDowall.<\/p>\n He is currently assisting police.<\/p>\n Assistant Commissioner Rhys Wildman said the man had been arrested for evidence gathering purposes and has not yet been charged.<\/p>\n Wildman said the scene had been \u201ctraumatic\u201d for first responders.<\/p>\n \u201cI think any scene where there\u2019s violence involved is traumatic for all involved, including first responders, police and ambulance,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n \u201cWhilst trained and responding to events such as this right across the state on a daily basis, it\u2019s still very confronting and a difficult scene for them to manage.<\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019ll be providing support services for those frontline officers who attended.\u201d<\/p>\n Luke, a nurse with over 25-years experience, is understood to have worked at doctors surgery at Wavell Heights.<\/p>\n Her work profile describes her as an experienced nurse who is \u201cpassionate about excellent nursing care and loves getting to know all her patients from birth up to when they are grown\u201d as well as \u201cbeing able to provide supporting and patient centred care to people at every stage of their journey\u201d.<\/p>\n Neighbours who spoke to 7NEWS and said Luke was will be remembered as a \u201ckind and \u201ccaring\u201d woman.<\/p>\n Crime scenes have been established at both the Taigum and McDowall addresses, with police appealing for anyone who may have witnessed anything suspicious around Osprey Pl overnight, or may have relevant CCTV footage, to come forward.<\/p>\n Investigations are ongoing.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n Major yoghurt recall update as 22 more items pulled from the shelves<\/p>\n 1 min read<\/p>\n![\"Download](\"https:\/\/7news.com.au\/static\/media\/right-red-arrow.92bca5db.svg\"){kind=icon}
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Carra Luke was a nurse with over 25-years experience. Credit: Supplied<\/p>\n