Overview
- Officers patrolling after a Honeyrich-area tavern holdup spotted a White Toyota Etios matching the reported getaway vehicle.
- The driver refused to stop, the occupants jumped out and opened fire on police, and officers returned fire.
- Three suspects were fatally wounded at the scene, and two fled into nearby bushland on foot.
- Police recovered a 9mm pistol along with cellphones, bottles of alcohol and an undisclosed sum believed to have been stolen.
- Investigators opened cases of business robbery, attempted murder of police and possession of an unlicensed firearm as a manhunt continues for the two fugitives.