Terry Ryan says shooting could have been prevented by more proactive approach to arrest Ricky Maddison
Queensland police officers were lured down a dirt road and were “sitting ducks” when Ricky Maddison shot dead Snr Const Brett Forte, a coroner says.
On Tuesday Ryan said there were several systemic factors that may have contributed to the 42-year-old Forte’s death and it was possible the shooting may have been prevented. Police spotted his vehicle in Toowoomba and followed him on the Warrego Highway, before Maddison ambushed them on a dirt road. “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,” Ryan said.
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