Source : the age
A 38-year-old man has been arrested after a 44-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds at a Keysbrook property on Saturday morning.
Police were called to a property on Scarp Road at about 8.40am after reports were made that someone had been shot.
A woman in her 40s and a child were inside the property at the time of the incident but were unharmed.
Armed police attended the address and soon located a 44-year-old man with a fatal gunshot wound.
“A 38-year-old man, known to the victim, was located inside a parked vehicle at the property,” police said.
“He was promptly apprehended and is assisting with inquiries.“
Police said they located one firearm inside the house that was seized.
“The incident has been contained and there is no ongoing threat to public safety,” they said.
The investigation remains ongoing.
Three St John Ambulance crews were sent to the area but were not used.
Keysbrook sits along the South Western Highway roughly 62 kilometres south of the Perth CBD.
More to come.
