Wieambilla

Police were called to a rural property at Wains Road in Wieambilla, in the Western Downs region some 270km west of Brisbane, about 4.45pm on Monday. Gunfire ...

Residents within the declared areas must remain indoors until further notice and motorists and pedestrians are advised to avoid the area. There were at least three emergency services helicopters responding to the incident. Specialist police were making their way to the scene.

Queensland Police have declared an emergency situation with reports of a shooting in the Western Downs.

"Several police crews are in attendance at the property," Queensland Police said. Police are yet to confirm any updates on the emergency situation. Multiple police officers are believed to have been shot at in an incident at a Queensland property.

A major police incident is unfolding in the Western Downs region, with reports of a shooting on a property in Wains Road at Wieambilla.

WIEAMBILLA: Police are currently responding to an incident at a property on Wains Road. A major police incident is unfolding in the Western Downs region, with reports of a shooting on a property in Wains Road at Wieambilla. It’s understood police were called to the remote property with reports of a missing person.

Multiple police officers have been shot and an emergency situation has been declared after a man opened fire as police approached his Queensland property.

Three officers were hit and one escaped to be rushed to Chinchilla Hospital with a leg wound. Police were called to the property and were fired upon from inside with several more police crews rushing to the scene Two police officers, a male and female in their 20s, are dead in an unfolding emergency after they were shot as they approached a rural

Multiple police officers have reportedly been involved in a shooting incident at Wieambilla, about three hours west of Brisbane.

The sparsely populated area is home to several large properties and gas fields. It is understood a female officer, in her first year and only a few weeks out of the police academy, managed to flee the situation and help raise the alarm. Police said they were responding to an incident about 4pm at a property on Wains Road and were forced to impose a vast exclusion zone as it unfolded.

Sky News host Paul Murray says multiple police officers have been shot in an altercation with potentially two gunmen in the Western Downs in Queensland.

Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll said a manhunt was underway for two offenders.

- Police Minister Mark Ryan said the Queensland Police Service "has lost two heroes". - Federal Liberal Party leader and former Queensland police officer Peter Dutton said the news was "deeply distressing". - Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the entire state would be in "shock and sadness". - It is believed Train and his brother were the men killed. - The shooting took place at a property on Wains Road at Wieambilla, about 300km west of Brisbane. The emergency declaration was lifted on Tuesday.

A major police investigation is underway following the deaths of multiple people including two police officers during a shooting incident in the Western.

The PSPA remains in place and a crime scene has been established at the property. A member of the public was also shot and declared deceased at the location. A siege situation ensued at the property and specialist police officers and PolAir responded.

Queensland Police officers were responding to an urgent SOS from their NSW counterparts when they were ambushed and executed in cold blood at a remote ...

NAPLAN is an opportunity to learn and provides all schools in Australia with point-in-time assessment. Train worked at the school as recently as 2019, when it came in at number 25 in a ranking of Queensland’s best NAPLAN results for the year, recording the best primary school results in the Far North. According to the publication, Queensland Police had been asked to help in the search for Nathaniel Train, whose brother was believed to live at the Wains Rd property. It has since emerged that the officers were responding to a special request from NSW Police regarding a missing Dubbo man, The Queensland Police officers were responding to an urgent SOS from their NSW counterparts when they were ambushed and executed in cold blood at a remote property yesterday. A missing, “mild-mannered” former school principal was one of three suspects killed in a gunfight after two officers were executed at a Queensland property.

Queensland Police Union President Ian Leavers says three innocent people have lost their lives simply by “doing the right thing” after two police officers ...

“The two other police officers, how they survived I will never know … Mr Leavers said the officers attended a “routine” missing person call for service, on behalf of NSW Police, and there was “no evidence” to suggest the four would be met with a “hail of gunfire”. Queensland Police Union President Ian Leavers says three innocent people have lost their lives simply by “doing the right thing” after two police officers and a man were killed in an “unexpected” attack.

By HARRY CLARKE. THE Caller can reveal one of the gunmen behind the terrifying fatal shooting of two police officers on Queensland's Western Downs late ...

It’s understood the neighbour was shot in the back. Fires were lit at the Wieambilla property during a shootout and shots were fired at Polair before the two male gunmen and a female shooter were gunned down by SERT police. A civilian neighbour of the property was also shot and killed.

Six people were killed on Monday night, including two uniformed police officers allegedly ambushed on a remote property.

The Queensland police union says the inquiry was “routine” until unknown people at the property began shooting at officers. “Those officers paid the ultimate sacrifice to keep our community safe. The president of the Queensland police union, Ian Leavers, wrote to members overnight saying the killings were “needless” and “senseless”. She said she had been to the property that morning to look at the “confronting” scene. [Queensland](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/queensland) property were searching for a New South Wales man last seen by his family almost a year ago, Guardian Australia understands. The Queensland police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, on Monday night described the deaths of two officers as “devastating news”.

A major investigation is underway after tactical police officers killed three suspects believed to be linked to the ambush and execution-style death of two cops ...

My condolences to all who are grieving tonight – Australia mourns with you.— Anthony Albanese (@AlboMP) "A witness reported seeing two people in camouflage stand over them and shoot them again. Terrible scenes in Wieambilla and a heartbreaking day for the families and friends of the Queensland Police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty. "Terrible scenes in Wieambilla and a heartbreaking day for the families and friends of the Queensland Police officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty," he said. 25+ news channels in 1 place. Try 1 month free.

The Western Downs Mayor says his community is devastated following the shooting deaths of two police officers and a civilian at Wieambilla.

[met by a hail of gunfire](https://www.4bc.com.au/six-dead-including-two-police-after-ambush-in-rural-queensland/) at about 4.30pm on Monday. A neighbour was also fatally shot.](https://www.4bc.com.au/six-dead-including-two-police-after-ambush-in-rural-queensland/) The Western Downs Mayor says his community is devastated following the shooting deaths of two police officers and a civilian at Wieambilla.

A six-hour siege west of Brisbane on Monday ended with two police officers, a member of the public and three offenders shot dead. Here's how the events of a ...

"He was shot in cold blood as well, in the back. From the time police initially attended the property, he said, through to the arrival of special operations police, "they were continually under fire". "Our colleagues who were responding and the two police who have survived, they were able to call for assistance," Mr Leavers said. The offenders then lit a fire, Mr Leavers said, in an attempt to "coax" out one of the officers who had retreated. "The two police who were on the ground, they were executed in cold blood." "The other two police, they were able to take cover and retreat a little bit," Mr Leavers added.

Three suspects have been shot dead after the killings of two police officers and a man, authorities say.

With investigations ongoing, Ms Carroll said she couldn't say if police were lured to the property, or comment on a possible motive. "Those officers did not stand a chance. Constables Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, were shot dead as they approached.

Exclusive: The brother of missing man Nathaniel Train had posted about preparing an ark and alleging the Port Arthur attack was a 'false-flag' operation.

She said that when the officers arrived, they were ambushed. He appears to have been a prolific poster on an alternative website that posts conspiracy, anti-authoritarian and other articles. Police always do thorough checks before they go into these environments. [looking for Gareth’s brother, Nathaniel Train](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/13/police-were-searching-for-missing-school-principal-nathaniel-train-when-wieambilla-shooting-occurred), who had been reported missing by family members. [Two police officers, constables Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, were shot and killed](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2022/dec/13/queensland-police-shooting-officers-matthew-arnold-rachel-mccrow-named-wieambilla-qld) after arriving at the property and a third officer was injured and taken to hospital. The Queensland police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, on Tuesday said there had been “a lot of ammunition and weaponry” at the property, at Wieambilla in the Western Downs, and that the killed officers “did not stand a chance”.