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Gunman who killed cop shot dead after Lockyer Valley siege

Published: May 30 2017 - 12:43PM

A man who shot dead a police officer, triggering a 19-hour siege, has been killed in a shootout with police.

Ricky Maddison left his hideout on a Ringwood property near Gatton, where he had been holed up overnight, about 11am on Tuesday morning and shot at police while attempting to run into bushland, police said.

Specialist police returned fire and the 40-year-old was declared dead at the scene, Southern Region Assistant Commissioner Tony Wright said.

"He has exited the building in which he was in, he has been challenged by police, at that point he has fired at those police, specialist police has returned fire," he said.

"The male person has been shot and that male person has been declared deceased at the scene."

Maddison shot dead Senior Constable Brett Forte after the officer attempted to intercept his vehicle at a traffic stop in Lockyer Valley, west of Brisbane, just before 2pm on Monday. 

It is understood the man got out of his car and shot down Senior Constable Forte before he drove off down a dirt road at Seventeen Mile, north-west of Gatton.

He remained holed up in a Ringwood property, surrounded by police. An emergency situation was declared as the siege went on, with residents forced to stay inside their homes within the lockdown area overnight. 

He was described in media reports as a career criminal, with a history that included a 2008 arrest in Gatton for torture, deprivation of liberty and drug offences.

Assistant Commissioner Wright said his thoughts were with Senior Constable Forte's wife Susan, his extended family, friends and colleagues.

"Our thoughts and prayers are also with the extended police family, the colleagues and friends of Brett who at this time are going through a range of personal experiences and feelings," he said.

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