Australia sees its worst mass killing in 2 decades

By Sarah Taylor

Seven people were discovered dead on Friday in a mass murder in Australia, according to The Associated Press.

What are the details?

All seven people were part of the same family, and a murder-suicide has not yet been ruled out.

“Police are currently responding to what I can only describe as a horrific incident,” Chris Dawson, Western Australia’s Commissioner of Police, told reporters. “We have no information to raise concern about wider public safety issues at this point in time.”

“This devastating tragedy will no doubt have a lasting impact on the families concerned, the whole community and, in particular, the local communities in our southwest,” he added.

Four children were among those killed, which took place at the family’s home in Osmington, which is south of Perth and on the southwestern tip of the country.

The three adults, according to reports, were a mother and two grandparents.

Two adult victims were found outside the residence, and the rest of the victims were inside the home.

“The bodies of two adults were located outside [and] five bodies were located inside a building on the rural property,” Dawson said, according to the BBC. “It appears that gunshot wounds are there, but I don’t …Read the Rest

Source:: The Blaze