UPDATE 10AM: The usually quiet town of Alva Beach was rocked by the news of a double stabbing this morning.
Alva Beach resident Adriana Higgs said she was alerted to the violent incident about 4.30am when police knocked on her door and asked if she had noticed anything out of the ordinary.
“We didn’t see much or hear anything,” Ms Higgins said.
“We came out and there was cops around everywhere.
“It’s really shocking. It’s only a small little place.”
Ms Higgins claimed the 37-year-old victim was a local but did not know him very well.
She described him as “nice”.
Ms Higgins said the Alva Beach community was in shock and she would be staying inside.
She said Alva Beach was usually a “quiet place”.
UPDATE 9.10AM: Two men have been stabbed to death during an alleged altercation.
The men, aged 27 and 37, were pronounced dead at the scene.
Police will alleged a 29-year-old woman attended the Topton Street address shortly after midnight.
Shortly after a group of men turned up when an altercation allegedly broke out, resulting in two of the men sustaining critical stab wounds.
A man has been taken into custody and is currently assisting police with inquiries.
The woman has been taken to Townsville Hospital for treatment to non-life threatening injuries.
ORIGINAL: Two people have been confirmed dead after an incident at Alva Beach overnight.
Paramedics were called to Topton Street at 12.29am after an alleged incident was reported.
Four patients were assessed at the scene.
Two men were found dead in the home, 7 News reported
Police are treating the deaths as suspicious.
One patient, a woman in her 20s, was treated for a shoulder injury and taken to Ayr Hospital in a stable condition.
Another patient, a man, was treated for a leg injury but did not require transport to hospital.
Queensland Police Detective Inspector Chris Lawson will address the media later this morning.
More to come.
2 men have been found deceased at a home at Alva Beach, south of Townsville. Paramedics treated a woman and a man on scene with minor injuries. @7NewsTownsville
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