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US man jailed over links to police shooting deaths

Months before an Australian family fatally shot two police officers and a neighbour, investigators found they chatted online to a US man about extreme views.

AAP · Feb 13

Two Australian police officers were killed in an ambush. It was deemed terrorism – but an inquest says otherwise

Six people died during the shootings at a remote property in Wieambilla, Queensland. A coroner says a family’s shared paranoid delusions drove their attack

The Guardian - AU · Nov 21, 2025

Christian conspiracy theorists who killed police officers ‘shared delusional disorder’

All three believed the world was about to end in accordance with Christian teachings

The Independent UK · Nov 21, 2025

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Wieambilla police 'woefully' outgunned in sniper ambush

The families of two police killed in the Wieambilla shootings say they are disappointed in the coroner's findings into the tragedy that claimed six lives.

AAP · Nov 20, 2025

Wieambilla shootings: coroner to deliver findings into what police called Australia’s first Christian terrorist attack

Motive of the Trains, who shot dead two police officers and a neighbour before their deaths, expected to be addressed on Friday

The Guardian - AU · Nov 20, 2025

Families await findings from deadly Wieambilla attack

A coroner is set to deliver his findings into the deadly Wieambilla shootings that killed six people including two police officers and a good Samaritan.

AAP · Nov 17, 2025

Plea deal for US man linked to Wieambilla shootings

Linked to the shocking Wieambilla shootings, a conspiracy theorist has pleaded guilty to a watered down charge under a plea deal in the United States.

AAP · Oct 22, 2025

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Trial delay for US man linked with Wieambilla shootings

A US man accused of telling an Australian family to show no mercy to police before two officers were shot has been given more time to prepare his legal defence.

AAP · Sep 5, 2025

From Wieambilla to Porepunkah, violent ‘anti-government extremists’ are a growing threat

Gareth, Stacey and Nathaniel Train were not ‘sovereign citizens’ but they shared a deep hatred of police with the Victorian suspect Dezi Freeman

The Guardian - AU · Aug 30, 2025

Aussie cops to give shooting testimony against US man

US prosecutors have successfully argued Australian police can give evidence at the trial of a man accused of links to deadly shootings.

AAP · Apr 1, 2025

US man 'felt responsible' for Aussie cop shooting: FBI

A US man who talked to an Australian family before and after they fatally shot two police officers later allegedly told FBI agents he added "fuel to the fire".

AAP · Mar 27, 2025

US man 'urged no mercy' before Aussie cops gunned down

Pictures allegedly showing sniper hides similar to those found where two Queensland police officers were shot dead have been filed in a US court case.

AAP · Mar 25, 2025

Long path to 'rare and devastating' Wieambilla shooting

Four constables in rural Queensland had no idea they would be ambushed by two brothers with rifles and delusions of police being demons wearing "meat suits".

AAP · Aug 31, 2024

Terrorism investigation into Wieambilla shooting 'open'

The Wieambilla shootings remain an "open terrorism investigation" in Queensland that includes a US man closely associated with the killers, a coroner has heard.

AAP · Aug 27, 2024

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AAP · Aug 12, 2024

Wieambilla shooting 'ideological terrorism': expert

Two officers were killed by a family who believed they would "die fighting for God" in actions that fit the definition of terrorism, an inquest has been told.

AAP · Aug 9, 2024

Off-grid killers: lots of toilet paper and Faraday box

A glimpse into how cop killers Nathaniel, Gareth and Stacey Train lived has been revealed for the first time at an inquest into the December 2022 shootings.

The Guardian - AU · Aug 6, 2024

Radicalised killers used military-style defences to force police retreat during Wieambilla siege

Train family laid series of ‘tactically sound’ obstacles to gain advantage in shootout, coronial inquest hears

AAP · Aug 5, 2024

Police fired after talks failed: Wieambilla inquest

Police fired their first shot at three cop killers after trying to negotiate with them for more than an hour at a remote Queensland property, an inquest heard.

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The Independent UK · Jul 30, 2024

Australian police officer recalls 2022 ambush by extremists in rural area that left 2 officers dead

A police officer has testified that he did not know where bullets were coming from as two colleagues were shot in an ambush by three Christian extremists on a rural Australian property two years ago

AAP · Jul 28, 2024

'Psychotic' camouflaged shooters lay in wait for police

Four police officers walked along a driveway unaware they were being watched by "psychotic" brothers with high-powered rifles, a coroner has heard.

AAP · May 22, 2024

US man linked to Qld police shootings pleads not guilty

An American allegedly posted videos saying the family who killed police officers in the Wieambilla shootings were "martyrs" in a battle with demonic entities.

AAP · May 8, 2024

US man linked to Qld police shootings offered plea deal

US prosecutors have been given time to negotiate with a man accused of links to a family who shot dead two Australian two police officers and a neighbour.

AAP · Mar 11, 2024

US man linked to Qld shootings claims right to own guns

A man accused of messaging the family who shot two Queensland police officers has claimed he should be allowed to own guns despite his criminal history.

AAP · Jan 18, 2024

Man linked to cop shootings charged over military guns

A US man accused of talking online with the Queensland family who fatally shot two police officers now faces new charges of possessing military-style firearms.

AAP · Jan 11, 2024

Qld police shooting inspired 'true threats' from US man

Prosecutors have argued a US man accused of encouraging the Queensland police shooting that claimed three lives later made serious threats to kill others.

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