Two Officers Killed, One Injured in Attack on Police Team in Australia
Suspect armed with automatic weapons flees alone into the bush
Two police officers were killed and one seriously injured in a shooting incident on a police team in a rural area of the Australian state of Victoria.
According to the international news agency, the shooting incident took place in the rural area of Porepunkah, Australia, where 10 officers arrived with a search warrant.
The heavily armed and extremely dangerous suspect opened fire on the police team indiscriminately and easily escaped into the bush after the attack.
As a result of the shooting, a 59-year-old detective and a 35-year-old senior constable died on the spot, while another officer was shot in the legs, which seriously injured him.
Victoria Police Commissioner Mike Bush paid tribute to the deceased officers, saying, “These brave officers sacrificed their lives in the line of duty.
According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, police suspect the attacker is a “Sovereign Citizen” who does not recognize the legitimacy of the government.
A large-scale search operation is underway to arrest the suspect, but no arrests have been made so far.
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