2 police officers killed and another shot in a rural Australian town
Wellington, New Zealand (AP) – Two police officers were killed, and another fired on a property in the countryside of Australia and said the suspect was the Great Tuesday.
The shooting occurred during a police visit to a property in Porpunkah, which was more than 1,000 in northeast of 320 kilometers (200 miles) in Victoria, Melbourne.
Where the armed man was and the deaths of the authorities confirmed the first afternoon. Law enforcement statements did not say why there were 10 officers during shooting or other details.
The police called the inhabitants to stay inside and told them not to go to the public. Public buildings and nearby airports were closed.
More than 100 students were locked for hours before the local schools were allowed to go home. Porpunkah, known for his vineyards and natural landscapes, is a gateway to the Alp tourist region of Victoria.
The Australian Police Federation Kevin Morton was shocked and upset by the members of the National Police Union by the “call of two Victoria police officers and the serious injury of another”.
Victoria’s ambulance service confirmed that a person with serious low body injuries has been sent to a stable hospital.
Australian news organizations deployed in Porpunkah, shooting and television reports in the region helicopters and police dogs in the region after showing a large search for hours, he said.
According to the National Police Memorial website, the last police officer was held in Southern Australia in 2023, which would be shot and killed in the country. Two civil servants in 2022 He was killed by Christian extremist supporters In a rural property in Queensland.
The three shooters, who hated the police, were shot and killed after a six -hour siege in the Wieambill region.
Such sections fall within the scope of national news because it is rare to hit deaths in Australia.
A 1996 massacre In Arthur, the town of Tasmania, where a lonely armed man killed 35 people, he encouraged the government to squeeze arms to a great extent and made it much more difficult for the Australians to buy firearms.
