Cop killerâs explosive final phone call to police LISTEN: It was a 30-minute expletive-riddled phone call that led police to their most wanted man. In a matter of hours it turned deadly.
Crime by Kate Kyriacou, Thomas Chamberlin 23rd Apr 2021 5:28 PM
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Subscriber only It was the phone call that led Toowoomba police to their most wanted man - and tragically saw the murder of one of their own. At 1pm on May 29, 2017, paranoid gunman Ricky Maddison - wanted over allegations of torture and deprivation of liberty and accused of firing a gun during a domestic violence incident - made a call to his local police station.
Crime by Thomas Chamberlin, Kate Kyriacou 23rd Apr 2021 4:52 PM
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Subscriber only Harrowing footage has shown the moment paranoid gunman Ricky Maddison ambushed police officers with an automatic rifle near Toowoomba, killing Senior Constable Brett Forte. The dramatic footage released shows the moment Maddison jumps from his car holding the gun, after leading police on a low-speed pursuit, which began in Toowoomba but ended on a dirt road in farmland 26 minutes away. The footage was released by state coroner Terry Ryan who is holding an inquest into the deaths of Sen Const Forte and Maddison. Ricky Maddison steps out of his car and aims a weapon at the police vehicle carrying Senior Constable Brett Forte and his partner Cath Nielsen.
âHeâs 50 metres away with full autoâ: Fatal police chase footage released
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The chase had spanned more than 20 minutes, but the suspect had barely broken the speed limit and was not driving dangerously. Seconds later, a police vehicle was riddled by automatic gunfire.
Wanted man Ricky Maddison stopped abruptly on Wallers Road â a dirt track near Gatton, west of Brisbane â and unleashed a hail of bullets on a police vehicle at close range, killing one officer inside.
The dashcam footage from the police four-wheel-drive carrying the late Senior Constable Brett Forte and his surviving on-duty partner Senior Constable Catherine Nielsen, has been released.
Cop killerâs explosive final phone call to police LISTEN: It was a 30-minute expletive-riddled phone call that led police to their most wanted man. In a matter of hours it turned deadly.
Crime by Kate Kyriacou, Thomas Chamberlin 23rd Apr 2021 5:28 PM
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Subscriber only It was the phone call that led Toowoomba police to their most wanted man - and tragically saw the murder of one of their own. At 1pm on May 29, 2017, paranoid gunman Ricky Maddison - wanted over allegations of torture and deprivation of liberty and accused of firing a gun during a domestic violence incident - made a call to his local police station.
As the dust cleared, the cop killer emerged with his automatic rifle
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As the dust cleared, the cop killer emerged with his automatic rifle
“Automatic gunfire. Automatic gunfire. Urgent, automatic gunfire. A police car has rolled. Automatic rifle, we’re getting out of here.”
April 23, 2021
Sergeant Glen Thomas holds a photograph of Senior Constable Brett Forte during the fallen officer’s funeral in Toowoomba on June 7, 2017.
Credit:Chris Hyde
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As the cloud of dust in front of Senior Constable Brett Forte’s four-wheel-drive cleared, it revealed a terrifying sight a wanted violent offender standing beside his ute with an automatic rifle in hand, ready to open fire.