Coroner hands down findings for Wieambilla shootings
It was the cold-blooded murders of two young police officers and a neighbour in western Queensland that rocked the country.
But was it a terrible unforeseen nightmare or a series of mistakes that lead to a preventable tragedy?
Police constables Rachel McCrow, 29, and Matthew Arnold, 26, were shot dead alongside neighbour Alan Dare on December 12, 2022, while attending a remote bush property in Wieambilla about 300 kilometres west of Brisbane.
Constables Matthew Arnold and Rachel McCrow, and neighbour Alan Dare. A Current Affair
The three were gunned down by conspiracy theorists Gareth and Stacey Train and Gareth's brother Nathaniel.
The trio was later killed by officers following an hour-long siege.
Today Queensland Coroner Terry Ryan handed down his report into the Wieambilla siege.
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