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Inside the Queensland home where horror police attack unfolded

This is the rural Qld property where six people, including two police officers, were killed in a horror shootout.

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This is the rural property where six people, including two police officers, were killed in a horror shootout.

Bought in 2015 for $95,000, the weatherboard home built atop small stilts on has two bedrooms, a bathroom and a covered patio.

On Monday night it became the scene of one of the most horrific incidents in Queensland history, when four police officers were ambushed as they carried out a routine search for missing NSW person Nathaniel Train in the small town of Wieambilla.

Train’s brother Gareth and his wife Stacey were the owners of the 44 hectare property on Wains Rd.

This is the rural property where two police officers, a civilian and three gunmen were killed in Queensland on Monday.
This is the rural property where two police officers, a civilian and three gunmen were killed in Queensland on Monday.
The home on Wains Rd in Wieambilla is now the scene of one of the most horrific police attacks in Australian history.
The home on Wains Rd in Wieambilla is now the scene of one of the most horrific police attacks in Australian history.

The Train brothers and a woman were all shot dead when specialist tactical officers stormed the property after the deaths of their Queensland Police colleagues Rachel McCrow and Matthew Arnold.

Nearby neighbour Alan Dare, who came to investigate what the commotion was about, was also killed.

An aerial view of the property in Wieambilla where the shooting took place. Source: Nine News
An aerial view of the property in Wieambilla where the shooting took place. Source: Nine News
The property is believed to belong to Gareth Train, the brother of missing man Nathaniel Train.
The property is believed to belong to Gareth Train, the brother of missing man Nathaniel Train.

Property photos give a clear idea of what confronted the four officers and Mr Dare as they approached on Monday afternoon.

A long driveway with gum trees either side eventually leads up to a simple weatherboard home.

An aerial view of the Wieambilla property where the shooting took place. Picture: Nine
An aerial view of the Wieambilla property where the shooting took place. Picture: Nine
The 44 hectare property is covered in trees and also has a large dam.
The 44 hectare property is covered in trees and also has a large dam.

The five steps up to the front of the home lead to a flywire door, behind which is an enclosed patio with wooden floorboards.

Inside the tired kitchen has an island bench, with minimal natural light getting in.

The home’s sloping steel roof feeds water into two large tanks, while elsewhere on the property sits a dam.

While there is a clearing around the home, the property is littered with trees which were reportedly set on fire by the occupants in an effort to smoke out one of the officers who escaped when shots were fired at her.

Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/inside-the-horror-queensland-home-where-two-police-officers-a-good-samaritan-neighbour-and-three-gunmen-were-killed/news-story/8df2d431db1c4905818bbe9d15d4af92