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| {{Short description|2022 murders of two police officers at Wieambilla, Queensland, Australia}}{{Infobox civilian attack | {{Short description|2022 murders of two police officers at Wieambilla, Queensland, Australia}}{{Infobox civilian attack | ||
| | title = Wieambilla shootings | | title = Wieambilla shootings | ||
| | location = 251 Wains Road , ], Australia. | | location = ], ], Australia. | ||
| | date = 12 December 2022 4:30 p.m - 10:30 p.m (], ]) | | date = 12 December 2022 4:30 p.m - 10:30 p.m (], ]) | ||
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| The '''Wieambilla police shootings''' were the 2022 murders of ] officers, Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow and a |
The '''Wieambilla police shootings''' were the 2022 murders of ] officers, Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow and a neighbour, Alan Dare, on 11 December 2022 at a rural property at ], a locality in ], Australia. The perpetrators, two men and a woman, were shot dead by Queensland police responding to the incident.<ref name="Read">{{cite news |last1=Read |first1=Chloe |last2=Wuth |first2=Robyn |last3=Cosoleto |first3=Tara |title=Six dead, including two police officers, after shooting and siege at rural property |url=https://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/national/queensland/multiple-officers-involved-in-shooting-west-of-brisbane-20221212-p5c5rv.html |access-date=13 December 2022 |work=Brisbane Times |date=13 December 2022}}</ref> | ||
| == Incident == | |||
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| Queensland Police were asked by the ] to conduct a check the Wieambilla property, owned by Gareth Train and his wife Stacey, as part of an ongoing missing person case. New South Wales police reported that Gareth's brother Nathaniel Train, the former principal of ] Community College Primary School and ] State School,<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-13 |title=Former school principal and his brother identifed as alleged gunmen in deadly Queensland siege |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-13/qld-wieambilla-shooting-nathaniel-train-siege-gareth-police/101765462 |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref> had not made contact for several days, and concerns about his safety and wellbeing were raised which required police to visit his last known location and perform a welfare check.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-12-12 |title=Live: Bravery 'beyond belief' as police commissioner names officers who survived shooting |language=en-AU |work=ABC News |url=https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-12-13/live-news-blog-queensland-shooting-wieambilla-updates/101764154 |access-date=2022-12-13}}</ref> | |||
| ⚫ | Investigating reports of a missing person, four police officers attended a rural property at Wieambilla, a rural locality {{convert|270|km|mi}} north west of the state capital, Brisbane. On arrival, armed offenders shot the police in what was described as an ambush.<ref name="Read" /> Arnold and McCrow were critically wounded and two other officers escaped to raise the alarm. A neighbour investigating the gunfire was also shot.<ref name="Read" /> | ||
| Later that evening, Queensland Police raided the property and fatally shot two men and a woman believed to be the perpetrators.<ref name="Read" /> | Later that evening, Queensland Police raided the property and fatally shot two men and a woman believed to be the perpetrators.<ref name="Read" /> | ||
| == Before the incident == | |||
| Queensland Police were asked to conduct a check on a missing person at the Wieambilla property by the ] as part of an ongoing missing persons case. New South Wales police reported this missing person would occasionally make contact with people. however after this missing person had not made contact for several days, concerns about their safety and wellbeing were raised which required police to visit their last known location and perform a welfare check. | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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2022 murders of two police officers at Wieambilla, Queensland, Australia| Wieambilla shootings | |
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| Location | ], Queensland, Australia. |
| Date | 12 December 2022 4:30 p.m - 10:30 p.m (AEST, UTC+10:00) |
| Attack type | Shootout, ambush |
| Deaths | 6 (Including three suspects) |
| Injured | 1 |
| Perpetrators | Nathaniel and Gareth Train, female partner of Gareth |
The Wieambilla police shootings were the 2022 murders of Queensland Police officers, Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow and a neighbour, Alan Dare, on 11 December 2022 at a rural property at Wieambilla, a locality in Queensland, Australia. The perpetrators, two men and a woman, were shot dead by Queensland police responding to the incident.
Incident
Queensland Police were asked by the New South Wales Police Force to conduct a check the Wieambilla property, owned by Gareth Train and his wife Stacey, as part of an ongoing missing person case. New South Wales police reported that Gareth's brother Nathaniel Train, the former principal of Walgett Community College Primary School and Yorkeys Knob State School, had not made contact for several days, and concerns about his safety and wellbeing were raised which required police to visit his last known location and perform a welfare check.
Investigating reports of a missing person, four police officers attended a rural property at Wieambilla, a rural locality 270 kilometres (170 mi) north west of the state capital, Brisbane. On arrival, armed offenders shot the police in what was described as an ambush. Arnold and McCrow were critically wounded and two other officers escaped to raise the alarm. A neighbour investigating the gunfire was also shot.
Later that evening, Queensland Police raided the property and fatally shot two men and a woman believed to be the perpetrators.
References
- ^ Read, Chloe; Wuth, Robyn; Cosoleto, Tara (13 December 2022). "Six dead, including two police officers, after shooting and siege at rural property". Brisbane Times. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
- "Former school principal and his brother identifed as alleged gunmen in deadly Queensland siege". ABC News. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- "Live: Bravery 'beyond belief' as police commissioner names officers who survived shooting". ABC News. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-13.