Australia - Siege/Ambush at Remote Property - 6 Dead Including 2 Police/Neighbor - Wieambilla (Queensland)

[Marg944]

Also mentioned in the ABC article Drsleuth has posted above:-

“Mr Ryan said a national firearms register was being established, led by the federal government.

He said Queensland's reformed weapons licensing management system should be online by late 2025, and that the state had invested in more drones and upgrades to the digital communication network for police.”

Lets hope the National Firearms Register isn’t too far off!

 

[drsleuth]

Mother of murdered police officer Rachel McCrow calls for firearms and police reforms ahead of Wieambilla inquest

Judy McCrow calls for gun register and changes to procedures to better protect Queensland officers following Wieambilla police shootings

www.theguardian.com

The inquest will spend most of today hearing from counsel assisting Ruth O’Gorman, before hearing its first witness this afternoon. The inquest will run until the end of August.

 

[drsleuth]

https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/wieambilla-police-massacre-inquest-starts-in-brisbane-today/news-story/c95d7ca9b66adc3ee073650a7eaced10?amp

Paraphrased

• All six deaths were caught on camera
• Constables McCrow & Arnold statred their shifts @ 4pm & were killed approx 30 mins later, within 2 mins of arriving at the Trains' Wains Rd property
  
  
• Arnold was killed when shot to the torso @ 4:37pm & died
• McCrow was shot to the head @ 4:46pm
• Neighbour Alan Dark was shot in the Torso & died @ 5:30pm
• The Trains' were shot & killed hours later after a standoff with SERT officers , they were killed within minutes of each other.
• Stacy Train was shot in the head @ 10:32pm
• Gareth was shot to the head @ 10:36pm
• Nathaniel Train was shot in the head & torso @ 10:39
• More than 150 witnesses were interviewed
• Constables Arnold & McCrow's deaths were recorded on body warn cameras
• Mr Dare was filming the fires he went to investigate & his death was recorded by him
• Each of the Train's deaths were recorded by Pol Air & SERT
• Footage of the deaths would not be played at the inquest.
• NSWPF contacted Chinchilla QLD police on the 12th Dec, in the hours before the shooting to help find Nathaniel Train
• 4 officers were tasked to the job
• Property was owned by Gareth & Stacey Train
• A barricade had been placed across the driveway & just next to the driveway there was large mirrors

Proceedings were delayed by an hour, due to technical reasons.

More than 100 media, police, lawyers and relatives of those killed have crowded into two courtrooms to hear the proceedings.

Fourteen separate legal teams have given appearances, with various police, police commissioners from both Queensland and New South Wales, family members and witnesses represented.

NSW Police Commissioner , represented by Lachlan Gyles addressed the court to offer sympathies on behalf of NSWPF

More at link

 

[drsleuth]

https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/courts-law/families-of-wieambilla-massacre-cops-rachel-mccrow-and-matthew-arnold-speak-as-inquest-begins/news-story/9dcca0ff78bff293101cf621cc280993

 

[Marg944]

Does the wording "shot to the head" mean that the shot didn't kill them. The other wording used is "shot in the head". I wonder what the difference is?

• Stacy Train was shot in the head @ 10:32pm
• Gareth was shot to the head @ 10:36pm
• Nathaniel Train was shot in the head & torso @ 10:39

https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/wieambilla-police-massacre-inquest-starts-in-brisbane-today/news-story/c95d7ca9b66adc3ee073650a7eaced10?amp&nk=7d3faf9012d86619873970288c99aa22-1722224301

 

[Marg944]

The siege lasted from 6pm until 10.30pm!

6pm​

"Police issued an emergency declaration under the Public Safety Preservation Act, which closed off the nearby area and warned residents to stay inside.

Sixteen specialist police officers and PolAir, led by a local sergeant, arrived at the property and a siege commenced.

10.30pm​

The two men and a woman were shot dead in a firefight with police, the force said.

“Two males and a female were fatally shot during a confrontation with police shortly after 10.30pm,” police said in a statement early Tuesday morning."

Queensland shooting timeline: what we know about the Wieambilla police ambush that left six dead

Officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow shot dead at rural property while investigating missing man Nathaniel Train, sparking a siege. This is how it unfolded

www.theguardian.com

 

[drsleuth]

Does the wording "shot to the head" mean that the shot didn't kill them. The other wording used is "shot in the head". I wonder what the difference is?

• Stacy Train was shot in the head @ 10:32pm
• Gareth was shot to the head @ 10:36pm
• Nathaniel Train was shot in the head & torso @ 10:39

https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/wieambilla-police-massacre-inquest-starts-in-brisbane-today/news-story/c95d7ca9b66adc3ee073650a7eaced10?amp&nk=7d3faf9012d86619873970288c99aa22-1722224301

No the shots killed them IMO

 

[drsleuth]

https://www.couriermail.com.au/truecrimeaustralia/police-courts-qld/constable-rachel-mccrow-begged-for-life-before-being-shot-dead-in-wieambilla-massacre/news-story/c3df8efad090b563208bb137a772eb66?amp

Constable Rachel McCrow begged for life before being shot dead in Wieambilla massacre​

In an extraordinary act of courage under fire, slain police officer Rachel McCrow recorded her final seconds - shot three times, begging for her life as her killer approached and opened fire at close range.

Around 4:40pm Constable McCrow tried ( did not work ) to call out on police radio for urgent assistance , whilst being shot in her back.

She was than shot in her Rt leg & Lt upper leg, all while recording on her BWC, what was happening & recorded a message of love for her family, she pleaded for her life before she was killed at close range. She also fired 15 shots.......

More at link & so very sad.

RIP Rachel McCrow

 

[Marg944]

No the shots killed them IMO

So true, the way it was worded in the other article had me confused. This latest article words it as "gunshot to".....

"The inquest was told Gareth died from a gunshot wound to the head at 10.32pm, Stacey died from a gunshot wound to the head at 10.36pm and Nathaniel died at about 10.39pm from a gunshot wound to the torso and the head.

Ms O’Gorman said the deaths of all three Train family members are considered deaths in custody as their deaths occurred while officers were trying to arrest them.

She explained this is the reason why their deaths must be examined by a coronial inquest."

https://www.news.com.au/national/queensland/courts-law/families-of-wieambilla-massacre-cops-rachel-mccrow-and-matthew-arnold-speak-as-inquest-begins/news-story/9dcca0ff78bff293101cf621cc280993