Australian police investigate extremist views of officer killers

Police work near the scene of a fatal shooting in Wieambilla, Australia (Jason O’Brien/AAP Image/AP)

Australian authorities are investigating the extremist views of three people who shot and killed two officers and a neighbour at a rural property before they were killed hours later by police in a gunfight.

Investigators will look at the possible extremist links of the killers after a series of posts under the name of Gareth Train, one of the murderers identified in the wake of Monday’s deadly shootout, were found on conspiracy theory forums, Queensland Police Commissioner Katarina Carroll said late on Tuesday.