Woman killed with tradie Jack Gilmour in Rye shooting is identified as Charlize Hayter – as friend reveals how he fell in with a ‘bad crowd’
The woman killed in a violent altercation at a beachside retreat has been identified as the couple’s chaos is revealed.
Charlyze Hayter, 19, was murdered along with Jackson Gilmour, 29, at his home in Parson St, in Rye, on Victoria’s Mornington Peninsula, in the early hours of Monday.
Mr Gilmour was sleeping when Ms Hayter and an unknown man armed with a rifle entered the property shortly after 4am.
Mr Gilmour and Ms Hayter were shot dead during the scuffle, while the second man fled the scene and remained on the run.
On Tuesday, Hayter’s grandfather Bob said her death had rocked her entire family, but so did her father.
“I loved her very much,” he told the newspaper Herald Sun. “This has upset the whole family.”
‘Charlie was a lovely girl, she probably went on the wrong side of the tracks, but we hoped for the best for her.
‘He’s absolutely devastated. It is very difficult to talk to him (Charlyze’s father) about it. At school she was a very smart girl. We had high expectations of her.’
Charlyze Hayter was murdered along with Jackson Gilmour, 29, in Rye on Monday
Mr Gilmour was sleeping when Ms Hayter and an unknown man, armed with a rifle, entered the property shortly after 4am.
Jackson ‘Jack’ Gilmour, 29, was found dead at his home in Rye on Monday
An old friend of Mr Gilmour told Daily Mail Australia he was still in shock over the death of Mr Gilmour – a carpenter and plumber – who grew up in the region.
On Tuesday he was standing outside his old friend’s property when police towed away a Ford Ranger and Holden Club Sport.
‘I just can’t believe it. I was here yesterday too,” he said.
The friend, who asked to remain anonymous, said Mr Gilmour’s housemate survived the shocking attack and called the police.
It is understood she hid in the bathroom after waking up to the sound of the man and woman bursting into the house.
The friend had been in contact with Mr Gilmour’s mother earlier in the day.
‘She can’t believe it. She just denies it,” he said.
It is understood Mr Gilmour had become isolated from his old friends in the months before he died, fearing he had fallen into a ‘bad crowd’.
“(His mother) doesn’t know that,” his friend said. “She thinks he just defended himself in a domestic violence situation.”
The friend said it would be news to him if Mr Gilmour had access to a firearm.
“I didn’t know he had a damn gun, that’s for sure,” he said.
His friend claimed Mr Gilmour looked ‘different’ when he last saw him alive.
“I saw him about a month or two ago. He wasn’t the same,” he said. “You don’t want to associate yourself with that stuff.”
Charlyze Hayter has been identified as the woman killed in a home invasion in Rye
Charlyze Hayter had come into contact with the wrong people in the run-up to her death
A white tow truck arrived to tow away a white Holden parked on the property
A black Ford Ranger was also removed from the scene
The friend declined to speculate what he believed Mr. Gilmour had become involved in in his final days alive.
“I don’t want to get myself in trouble,” he said.
After breaking into the property, Ms Hayter allegedly hit Mr Gilmour with a baton and demanded he hand over his wallet and other personal belongings as she rummaged through his drawers.
Mr Gilmour then shot her and was himself shot by the male intruder.
Mr Gilmour and Ms Hayter were treated by paramedics but both died at the scene.
Police, who are still trying to track down the second man, say they believe the suspects were known to Mr Gilmour and that the incident was a ‘targeted’ attack.
Detectives remained at the crime scene on Tuesday, examining the property for evidence that may have been left behind by the killer.
As officers cleared out a garage, two terrifying photos were seen on the wall – one with a rabbit and another with a skull.
Mr Gilmour, affectionately known as Jack to friends, had lived on the Mornington Peninsula for more than a decade.
A friend said Mr Gilmour had recently ‘changed’ after mingling with a new group of people
Bizarre paintings of a rabbit and a skull were displayed on a wall in the garage on Tuesday
Property records show he moved into the three-bedroom rental property in December last year.
Neighbors said cars regularly drove to and from the property.
A family member told Daily Mail Australia on Tuesday that Gilmour’s family are “shocked” and are still seeking information about the series of events that led to his death.
Chief Inspector Janet Stevenson said the second man is believed to have left in a vehicle and still armed.
‘We don’t know if there is still a firearm there [and] we assume there was a getaway car,” she told reporters on Monday.
‘We are trying to determine the identity of the man and are appealing to anyone who may have been in that area this morning and may have seen anything.
‘If you have dashcam footage or CCTV footage please contact us or Crime Stoppers.’
Detectives could be seen searching the area for evidence as they worked the crime scene
Forensic officers are investigating a car with a P license plate that was parked outside the building
Det Supt Stevenson said police were yet to determine what prompted the couple to break into the house, but one line of inquiry was whether drugs were involved.
She said police are still investigating how many people were in the house at the time and where the weapons involved in the shooting came from.
Mr Gilmour was known to police but Detective Stevenson would not confirm the nature of previous interactions.
Court records show Mr Gilmour has appeared in court several times this year for two separate cases.
One of the cases was before the Dromana Magistrates Court just two weeks ago.
Anyone who witnessed the incident or has any information is urged to contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000.