Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold: Two cops ambushed and killed during gunfight at remote property
WIEAMBILLA, QUEENSLAND: Two young police officers shot during a cold-blood siege at a property in Queensland's Western Downs have been identified. Constable Rachel McCrow, 29, and Constable Matthew Arnold, 26, were among a group of four officers who attended a property at Wieambilla, in Queensland’s Darling Downs on Monday, December 12 in the search for missing man Nathaniel Train.
The four Queensland police officers arrived at the property at around 4:40 pm when they were ambushed by three shooters — two men and a woman — wearing camouflage. The close-range shots left the two constables dead on the ground. As per Yahoo News, the gunman fired further shots into their bodies after they lost consciousness. The assailants then reportedly lit a fire to coax out a young policewoman, who took cover in the long grass. The fourth officer gratefully managed to flee from the scene with just a bullet graze. A man from a neighboring property, who has been identified as Alan Dare, was also killed in the siege.
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The siege situation ensued, with 16 specialist police officers killing the three offenders in the firefight. The three offenders are identified as Train, his brother Gareth and Gareth’s wife Stacey. Responding to the shooting, Commissioner Katarina Carroll said the two officers didn’t stand a chance to save their lives. "Despite police efforts, the matter was unable to be resolved peacefully and all three offenders were fatally shot by specialist officers," Commissioner Carroll said, before adding, "in total, six people have lost their lives."