Two police officers, member of public shot dead in Australia shooting

Two Queensland police officers and a member of the public have been shot dead at a rural property west of Brisbane, Australia, ABC News said, Report informs.

Another officer received a bullet graze and is receiving treatment in hospital after the shooting at Wieambilla, in the Western Downs, Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll said.

A fourth officer managed to escape the property and is also receiving treatment.

The officers were at a property on Wain's Road investigating a missing person from New South Wales when the attack happened.

At a press conference late on Monday night, the commissioner said it was an "active event" and those responsible had not been captured.