• The house was co-owned by his brother Gareth Train and Gareth’s wife Stacey Train.
• The unharmed cop, a rookie recently sworn in and started investigation.
• Australia’s Prime Minister described the day as “heartbreaking.”

Six tragedies , including two police officers, were shot to death on a remote Australian farm following a suspected ambush.

When they were fired upon, police were hunting for a missing person 270 kilometres (168 miles) west of Brisbane, Queensland.

After a lengthy siege, cops fatally shot three suspects. The motivation remains unknown, according to officials.

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese described the day as “heartbreaking.”

In response to a request from New South Wales police, four armed Australian police officers originally arrived at the residence on Monday afternoon local time.

As Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, approached the premises, they were shot and killed. Another officer sustained a “bullet graze,” but the fourth escaped unharmed, according to authorities.

Alan Dare, a 58-year-old neighbour, was murdered by the suspects when he went to the property to investigate.

The siege involved “several weapons” and lasted for hours before two men and a woman were shot by specially trained officers, according to authorities.

One was identified as Nathaniel Train, 46, a former school principal who was the subject of a police search for a missing person.

The house was co-owned by his brother Gareth Train, 47, and Gareth’s wife Stacey Train, 45.

Katarina Carroll, commissioner of the Queensland Police, referred to the attack as a “unimaginable tragedy” and the force’s deadliest single occurrence in many years.

“Those officers had little hope of survival. The survival of two individuals is a miracle “Tuesday, after visiting the scene, she stated.

The unharmed cop, a rookie recently sworn in, managed to find cover and call for assistance.

The accused then attempted to lure her out by setting a fire, according to Ian Leaves, president of the Queensland Police Union.

“She did not know if she would be shot or burned alive,” he explained to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation.

“I am aware that she sent messages to her loved ones indicating that she believed her time had come. What was going through her head is incomprehensible.”

Later, specialised police arrived and assume control of the situation.

Ms. Carroll stated that Mr. Arnold and Ms. McCrow were relatively new to the police force, but were well-liked.

“Both are under 30 years old. Both had promising jobs and prosperous futures “The clearly distraught commissioner stated to the press.

Due to the continuing investigation, Ms. Carroll stated that she could not comment on a suspected motivation or say whether officers were led to the location.

Multiple media sites stated that Gareth Train posted frequently to online forums promoting conspiracy theories. According to The Guardian, in online remarks he expressed scepticism of police and falsely claimed the nation’s deadliest mass shooting was a government plot to disarm Australians.

After a 1996 tragedy in Port Arthur, Tasmania, in which 35 people were slain by a lone shooter, Australia enacted some of the world’s tightest firearms prohibitions.

Since then, just three mass shootings – defined in Australia as those resulting in at least four deaths, excluding perpetrators – have taken place.

Mr. Albanese stated that the shooting on Monday was sad “for everyone who loved these Australians” and that “our hearts go out to those in the throes of unimaginable pain.”

He stated that it would be a “very difficult day” for police personnel and their families. “No one who puts on the uniform should ever have to pay this,” he said.

David Littleproud, a local representative, stated that the event had rendered his community “numb.”

“These are little country villages where something like this would never occur,” he revealed

In accordance with usual procedure, the coroner will investigate the deaths, and the force’s ethical standards command will assess the police reaction.

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