- The alleged attackers, two men, and a woman had "considerable weapons."

Police officers, in the Wieambilla area (Queensland, Australia), where a shooting left six dead, including two police officers, a civilian, and the three suspected attackers.

The three attackers who killed two officers and a civilian in a shootout in Australia were shot dead by police

The authorities confirmed on Tuesday the death by shooting of six people - two police officers, a civilian, and three suspected attackers -, in the shooting that occurred the day before in a rural area of ​​the state of Queensland, in northeastern Australia.

The deaths of the two police officers and the civilian were first reported Monday night after four officers went to a rural property in Wieambilla, in the Western Downs region, some 270 kilometers west of Brisbane, around 4:45 p.m. local time that same day, to investigate a complaint about a missing person.

"The operational response to the incident of the siege in Wieambilla concluded yesterday [Monday] night. Despite the efforts of the police, the matter could not be resolved peacefully and the three criminals were fatally killed by specialized agents," reported Tuesday the Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll.

"In total, six people have lost their lives," Carroll said at a press conference in the town of Chinchilla, in Western Downs, which was broadcast by the Australian public channel ABC.

The survivors, "a miracle"

Among the dead are police officers Matthew Arnold, 26, and Rachel McCrow, 29, as well as a 58-year-old neighbor, who was not identified.

The three attackers, two men and one woman, who had "considerable weapons," also perished in this confusing incident, the commissioner said.

Another police officer was injured and a fourth was unharmed, while another civilian managed to escape the scene with his life. "The fact that the other two survived is a miracle," Carroll added, noting that it will take authorities "several days, if not weeks, to unravel every aspect of the scene, every second of what happened."

"Cold Blooded Execution"

For his part, the president of the Queensland Police Union, Ian Leavers, described the murder of the two officers as a ruthless and "cold-blooded" "execution", according to statements collected by ABC.

"As soon as they entered the property, they were inundated with gunfire and never had a chance [to defend themselves]," Leavers said, considering that the "ruthless and murderous trio showed no kind of compassion."

The four Queensland police officers went to Wieambilla's property on Monday afternoon at the request of police from the neighboring state of New South Wales to check on the whereabouts of a missing person.

"According to my report, that person had been missing for about 12 months, but contact had been made with them. However, that contact was lost in the last few days and they [NSW Police] just wanted to check the disappearance of that person. ", explained the commissioner.

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