A domestic dispute call-out ended with a constable shot and a man dead in a shed
A first-year constable was shot in the leg at a Yengarie property on Friday night, and the 45-year-old gunman was later found dead in a shed.
A first-year constable has been shot in the leg and a man is dead after a domestic dispute call-out in rural Queensland turned into a gun battle.
Police were called to a property at Yengarie, near Maryborough, about 5.45pm on Friday.
It is alleged a 45-year-old man approached the group of 10 officers who had arrived and opened fire on them.
One round hit a 36-year-old constable in his first year on the job.
What happened next is the part Acting Superintendent Brad Inskip kept coming back to.
“The gunman fired multiple rounds,” Supt Inskip told reporters in Maryborough on Saturday.
“One has hit a constable in the leg, causing significant injuries.”
“The other officers on the scene have dragged that officer to a place of safety.”
They applied first aid and a tourniquet, then carried him a further 100m clear of the property.
Two women and two children who were inside the house left under their own steam.
Specialist police — forensic officers, negotiators and a dog squad — arrived at 9.20pm.
Power was cut to more than 100 surrounding homes for several hours on safety grounds.
A search of the property found the man dead in a backyard shed.
The wounded constable was flown to Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital and remains in a stable condition.
Police said he is receiving expert medical care and his immediate family have been notified, with a critical incident team assisting.
Supt Inskip could not confirm reports the weapon was a high-powered semi-automatic.
“There's information around that,” he said.
“But we can't confirm that 100 per cent, so that will come out later on the investigation.”
He said the 45-year-old was not a recorded firearms licence holder.
There was no indication the women and children had been held hostage.
The Ethical Standards Command will investigate the shooting, overseen by the Crime and Corruption Commission, with a report going to the coroner.
Ten officers went to a house over a domestic dispute.
One of them was carried out.