A man and a woman were discovered deceased in a Queensland home following a seven-hour police standoff, authorities confirmed Thursday. The incident began when emergency services responded to reports of a serious assault at a King Street address in Charleville on Wednesday evening.
Queensland Police issued a lockdown notice for multiple streets at 5:59 p.m. local time, advising residents to stay indoors while officers attempted to apprehend a man believed to be armed. The lockdown was lifted approximately seven hours later, at 1:42 a.m. Thursday.
Specialist officers found the two bodies inside the residence. The deceased have been identified as a 23-year-old woman and a 45-year-old man. Police stated that no officers or members of the public were injured during the operation. The Ethical Standards Command will investigate the matter, and a report is being prepared for the coroner.
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