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Slain Queensland police officer Brett Forte’s partner tells inquest of shooting
Queensland police officer Brett Forte died in a hail of automatic gunfire in an act like “something out of Beirut”, his partner has told an inquest.
Senior Constable Brett Forte, 42, was killed when Ricky Maddison opened fire with an automatic weapon on a police vehicle in the Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, on May 29, 2017.
Maddison, 40, was shot dead the following day by police after being asked to surrender more than 80 times during a 20-hour siege.
Senior Constable Cath Nielsen…
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