Lured down a dirt road, Queensland police officers were “sitting ducks” when Ricky Maddison fatally shot Senior Constable Brett Forte, a coroner says. 7NEWS
Delivering his inquest findings, coroner Terry Ryan said there were the hallmarks of anWATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Townsville Seige Ends: 50-year-old man found dead.Ryan on Tuesday said there were several systemic factors that may have contributed to 42-year-old Forte’s death and it was possible the fatal shooting may have been prevented.
Maddison had been on the run and hiding in a rural stronghold for more than two months, avoiding an arrest warrant for a domestic violence incident. “The events that transpired when Mr Maddison exited his vehicle following a marked change in the terrain along the roadway had the hallmarks of an ambush.”Credit:Maddison opened fire on police vehicles with automatic weapons, peppering Forte’s car with 27 bullets.He was hit at least twice and died within minutes.
He said officers could have been required to wear ballistic vests but noted that it may not have avoided Forte being killed.The inquest that started in 2021 had heard the Toowoomba tactical crime squad had been looking for Maddison, while Gatton police had been investigating reports of automatic gunfire in the area prior to the shooting.
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