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A family of killers were “robotic” in response to efforts to get them to surrender, continuing to fire at police vehicles, an inquest into the Wieambilla massacre has heard.
Sert operative 114, a team leader of the police Special Emergency Response Team (Sert), described how an armoured BearCat vehicle was “rocked” as a volley of accurate gunfire hit the windscreen, which was bullet resistant but not bulletproof.
Most of the bullets hit on the left hand side of the windscreen, towards the driver.
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It’s a nearly 9.5 tonne car; it rocked,” he said. “I’d never experienced that before, the magnitude of the calibre that we were dealing with.”
The inquest has earlier heard the Trains were armed with a .308 Winchester and a 30-06 Springfield rifle. Both high-calibre weapons were scoped, and operative 114 said they were able to fire them accurately at police.
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It’s nothing I’ve ever seen where they were just in a sort of robotic … no gestures, didn’t wave out, didn’t yell anything out, just went about placing themselves in suitable positions to give lethal gunfire towards us,” he said.
The court yesterday heard audio of the last moments of the firefight, as police continued to try to negotiate with the final survivor, Nathaniel Train. Stacey and Gareth Train were killed by headshots from Sert operatives.
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Operative 114 described watching the man set down his rifle and grab a police-issued Glock pistol taken from the body of one of the dead officers earlier that day. He had taken cover behind a log barricade at the front of the property.
“It was like his last stand as he stood up to fire the Glock where he was ultimately engaged,” Operative 114 testified.
None of the Sert operatives can be identified for legal reasons.
The inquest continues.
More here
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Sert operative 114, a team leader of the police Special Emergency Response Team (Sert), described how an armoured BearCat vehicle was “rocked” as a volley of accurate gunfire hit the windscreen, which was bullet resistant but not bulletproof.
Most of the bullets hit on the left hand side of the windscreen, towards the driver.
Snip
It’s a nearly 9.5 tonne car; it rocked,” he said. “I’d never experienced that before, the magnitude of the calibre that we were dealing with.”
The inquest has earlier heard the Trains were armed with a .308 Winchester and a 30-06 Springfield rifle. Both high-calibre weapons were scoped, and operative 114 said they were able to fire them accurately at police.
Snip
It’s nothing I’ve ever seen where they were just in a sort of robotic … no gestures, didn’t wave out, didn’t yell anything out, just went about placing themselves in suitable positions to give lethal gunfire towards us,” he said.
The court yesterday heard audio of the last moments of the firefight, as police continued to try to negotiate with the final survivor, Nathaniel Train. Stacey and Gareth Train were killed by headshots from Sert operatives.
Snip
Operative 114 described watching the man set down his rifle and grab a police-issued Glock pistol taken from the body of one of the dead officers earlier that day. He had taken cover behind a log barricade at the front of the property.
“It was like his last stand as he stood up to fire the Glock where he was ultimately engaged,” Operative 114 testified.
None of the Sert operatives can be identified for legal reasons.
The inquest continues.
More here
Wieambilla killers ‘rocked’ police vehicle with bullets in response to surrender pleas, inquest hears
The Trains used high-calibre guns to engage in firefight as police tried to negotiate, responder tells coroner
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Wieambilla inquest: SERT officer shares insight into final moments before Train family killed
A specialist police officer has recalled the moment an armoured police vehicle was forced to retreat after a ‘volley of gunfire’ during a siege.The inquest was told Gareth was killed moments before Stacey was fatally shot in the head by a sniper in the BearCat.
“I felt Gareth Train was certainly (deceased), his movement from Polair (communication) was minimal,” the operative said.
“The gun released from (Stacey’s) hands and she fell down the staircase and didn’t move.
“There was still movement from Nathaniel (positioned) behind the log or couch.”
The operative said Nathaniel was again urged to put his weapons down by negotiators before he opened fire on the BearCat, firing Constable Arnold’s Glock at the windscreen.
“The negotiations continued the whole time for him to surrender and then he was sort of all in a ball behind the log,” the operative said.
“It was like his last stand as he stood up to fire the Glock when he was ultimately engaged."
The trio were killed within minutes of each other.
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The inquest is set to continue on Monday.
www.9news.com.au
Wonder if they are having tomorrow off or if it is actually closed court on Friday??? (For the SERT operational information ??? )
Volley of gunfire rocked heavily armoured cop vehicle during Wieambilla shooting
A nine-and-a-half tonne heavily armoured vehicle rocked when a volley of gunshots were fired at the windscr...
www.9news.com.au
Wonder if they are having tomorrow off or if it is actually closed court on Friday??? (For the SERT operational information ??? )