Pregnant wife of surviving police officer opens up
Constable Randall Kirk was one of four officers who attended a remote property in Queensland to conduct a welfare check, before they were ambushed and shot at by the residents.
While Constable Kirk is now recovering in hospital, his colleagues, 29-year-old Constable Rachel McCrow and 26-year-old Constable Matthew Arnold, were murdered during the execution-style ambush.
The gunmen, Gareth Train and his brother Nathaniel, a former Queensland school principal, were killed in a police firefight later that night.
Constable Kirk was able to escape the terrifying scene despite being shot in the leg and showered in glass after the gunmen fired at his escaping vehicle.
“I’m feeling fine, just a little sore,” Constable Kirk said to Warwick Stanthorpe Today on Tuesday.
“My main thoughts are with the other police families at this awful time.”
Constable Kirk’s wife Breanna said he had “minor surgery” in Toowoomba on Tuesday morning and was “doing well”.
“When I first spoke to Randall at the Chinchilla Hospital (on Monday night), his first thoughts were for his colleagues,” she shared.
“We extend our deepest condolences to the families and friends of Randall’s deceased colleagues.”
Mrs Kirk, who is pregnant with the couple’s second child, said they were overwhelmed with support from the community and their policing family.
“Randall and I are very grateful for the overwhelming support from the Chinchilla and Stanthorpe communities,” she said.
“We have spoken to the Police Minister Mark Ryan (Tuesday) morning, and he has offered wonderful encouragement and support.”
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