Going by our population relative to the States, this is equivalent to 100 deaths over there in gun-land.
Margaret River tragedy:seven dead in Western Australia shooting
Four children and three adults found dead in apparent murder-suicide on a rural property in south-west of state
Michael McGowan:Fri May 2018
Police investigate'horrific' tragedy in Western Australia – video
Seven people, including four children, have been found dead on a property in WesternAustralia after an apparent murder suicide.
The WA police commissioner,Chris Dawson, confirmed a “significant tragedy” had occurred on a rural property in Osmington, near the holiday town of Margaret River in the state’s south-west.
The death toll makes it Australia’s worst mass shooting since Port Arthur in 1996.
At a press briefing on Friday,Dawson said police had been called to the outskirts of a rural property at about 5.15am. They found seven people dead on the property, including four children. He did not release the age of any of the victims.
Two firearms were found on the property. Dawson confirmed victims had gunshot wounds. “It appears that gunshot wounds are there but I don’t want to go further than that, as two firearms have been located at the scene,”
Dawson said. “It is still very early in this investigation but based on what we do know this is clearly a significant tragedy.
There were no reported mental issues around the gunman and police were baffled as to why the shootings occurred.
