Authorities in Western Australia responded early Friday morning to a home in Osmington, not far from Perth, where the four children and three adults were found dead from gunshot wounds, according to local news reports. The shooting has rattled Australia, where lawmakers passed some of the world's most restrictive gun-control laws after a 1996 massacre in Tasmania. Two adults were outside, and five other victims were inside the home in Osmington, a small town nestled in Western Australia's southwest corner. Police investigate the death of seven people in a suspected murder-suicide in Osmington, near Perth, Australia. “This is a very distressing day for Western Australia,” he said.

Source: Washington Post May 11, 2018 14:56 UTC