2 officers among 6 killed in Australian ambush, siege

Six people, including two young police officers, were shot and killed at a property in rural Australia after officers who arrived to investigate reports of a missing person were ambushed, authorities said Tuesday. Police said the violence began about 4:45 p.m. Monday when four officers arrived at a remote property in Queensland state. At least two heavily armed shooters opened fire on the officers.  

Police returned fire but two officers were critically injured and died at the scene, and a neighbour was also killed during the firefight. Police identified the officers who were killed as Constables Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29. Arnold was sworn in as an officer in 2020 and McCrow in 2021.