Article 66S1W Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow ‘didn’t stand a chance’ in Wieambilla shooting

Queensland police officers Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow ‘didn’t stand a chance’ in Wieambilla shooting

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Cait Kelly
from World news | The Guardian on (#66S1W)

Police commissioner Katarina Carroll says it's a miracle two officers survived after being confronted by a hail of gunshots'

Queensland's police commissioner, Katarina Carroll, has said two officers killed in a shooting in Wieambilla on Monday night did not stand a chance" and it was a miracle that two others managed to survive the ambush.

Constables Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, arrived at the property seeking information about missing man Nathaniel Train when confronted by a hail of gunshots", with another officer suffering a bullet graze and a fourth surviving by hiding in long grass. A neighbour was also gunned down.

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