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Seven killed in mass shooting in Australia

Updated on: 12 May,2018 07:54 AM IST  |  Canberra
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Western Australia Police Commissioner Chris Dawson confirmed the mass shooting attack

Seven killed in mass shooting in Australia

Katrina Miles (second from right) and her four children were among the seven killed
Katrina Miles (second from right) and her four children were among the seven killed


Seven people, including four children, were shot dead in a suspected mass murder-suicide near Margaret River, in south-west Western Australia yesterday. Western Australia Police Commissioner Chris Dawson confirmed the mass shooting attack and said that the bodies of four children and three adults were found near a house at Osmington town.


The deceased, Katrina Miles and her four children, aged eight to 13 were found at the crime scene. The shooter is absconding and an investigation has been launched to identify the motive of the attack.


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