Posted on 12/13/2022 2:07:40 AM PST by robowombat
Two police officers among six killed in gunfight in Australia’s Queensland
Published: 13 December ,2022: 10:37 AM GST Updated: 13 December ,2022: 10:58 AM GST Six people including two police officers were killed in a gunfight at a remote property in Australia’s Queensland state, authorities said on Tuesday, after police visited the place to investigate reports of a missing person.
Initial information indicated the officers were shot by two armed offenders on Monday evening when they approached the residence on the property in Wieambilla, about 300 km (186 miles) northwest of Queensland’s capital Brisbane, state police said in a statement.
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After specialist officers and air support responded to a siege situation at the property, three offenders including a woman were shot dead, the police said.
A member of the public was also killed while two other police officers were taken to the hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
Gun crime remains relatively rare in Australia which implemented some of the world’s toughest gun laws after a lone gunman killed 35 people in April 1996 at a cafe and tourist site at the former colonial prison of Port Arthur in the island state of Tasmania.
The officers visited the property after a missing person’s report was filed in New South Wales for Nathaniel Train, local media reported.
Nathaniel Train, a 46-year-old former school principal in New South Wales, his brother Gareth Train and an unidentified woman were the attackers shot dead by the police, they also reported. The police have not formally revealed the identities of the armed offenders.
The slain police officers were Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, and Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, police said.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the incident as “terrible and a heartbreaking day for the families and friends of the Queensland Police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty.”
“My condolences to all who are grieving tonight -- Australia mourns with you,” Albanese said in a tweet.
Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll said the shooting was the largest loss of life the state police have suffered in one incident in recent times.
Circumstances surrounding the incident, including the deaths, will be investigated, Carroll said.
Holding up in one place is a guarantee.
That you well eventually lose against the government.
Anyone got more background on these people that doesn’t come through an Arab news site?
The Headline should simply be:
AUSTRALIA WENT LEFT IN THE LAST ELECTION.
I was surprised and shocked at the time.
so basically they “Found” the missing person and killed him. Makes you wonder who reported him missing!
Mick Taylor sighted?
Looks like there were a couple of Australians who wouldnt comply. It’s ba start.
They were extreme doomsday preppers. That’s not a guess.
I was told that is impossible...guns were banned in Australia. You mean the bad guys kept theirs? I’m really surprised!!!! /s
Had the police left them alone, they probably would have peacefully, and left everyone alone.
It’s not that easy. They male involved was a local educator and evidently went missing a while ago. This was more of a wellness check that turned into an ambush. I don’t know about you, but if my family member or coworker goes missing, I’d like the cops to go check on them. But these people had an intense dislike of the govt/cops. They would’ve killed anyone from the govt who showed up.
Australia? Someone not wearing a mask?
I thought Aussies turned in their guns years ago, their PM said Oz would be safer now.
I don’t know about you, but I wouldn’t want them dead.
If they knew where he was, they knew what those people were like.
Sounds avoidable, but concern has 6 people dead.
But Australia has strict gun control laws...
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