Queensland shooting: Two police officers, and member of public, killed at remote property - BBC

Two constabulary officers and a subordinate of the nationalist person been changeable dormant astatine a distant spot successful Queensland, Australia.

The officers were responding to reports of a missing idiosyncratic successful Wieambilla - 270km (168 miles) westbound of Brisbane.

The offenders are inactive astatine large, the constabulary said astatine a quality conference. Residents are being told to stay indoors "until further notice".

Katarina Carroll, Queensland Police Commissioner, said 4 constabulary officers attended the property.

One received a "bullet graze", portion different escaped the property. Both are receiving attraction successful hospital, she said.

Ms Carroll said the offenders are yet to beryllium taken into custody, and that the constabulary cognition involves PolAir - which provides aerial enactment to constabulary - and specializer forces.

She added that it is the largest nonaccomplishment of beingness suffered successful 1 incidental successful caller times, paying tribute to the officers who "paid the eventual sacrifice to support our assemblage safe".

Mark Ryan, Queensland Police Minister, besides spoke astatine the quality conference, describing the incidental arsenic "a traumatic, confronting and devastating lawsuit for our community".

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said it was a "heartbreaking time for the families and friends" of the Queensland Police officers who mislaid their lives successful the enactment of duty.