Floreat, Western Australia: Third person dies in hospital after horror shooting claimed the lives of two other people at Perth home
- Two people have been shot in a Perth suburb
- A third are in hospital while the major police operation is underway
A third person has died in hospital after a horror shooting claimed the lives of two other people at a Perth home.
Western Australia police have confirmed a woman has died in hospital after another woman and a man were shot dead in the same attack.
“A woman who was taken to hospital yesterday afternoon has since died,” a WA Police spokeswoman said.
‘Three people have now died in connection with this incident.’
Police were called to Berkeley Crescent in Floreat, in the city’s west, at around 4.30pm local time on Friday after a gunman opened fire.
The woman who later died was taken to Royal Perth Hospital in a critical condition.
Everyone involved probably knows each other and the police assume that the incident is related to domestic violence.
Three people killed in a shooting in Western Australia (the scene is pictured)
Police rushed to Berkeley Crescent in the Perth suburb of Floreat on Friday afternoon
Police were at the scene of the shooting that night.
“The incident is under control and there are no ongoing threats to the public,” a police spokesman said.
“There are a large number of police officers on site.”
A police helicopter was sent to the area and circled overhead as part of the response.
Photos showed several police cars and several ambulances on the leafy suburban street as officers stood guard at both ends.
There is a church not far from where the shots were fired, as well as the Floreat Forum shopping center.
The area remained closed to the public while detectives and forensic officers investigated the scene.
Neighbors described the street as “friendly” and said a mother and her two adult daughters lived in the house. The Western Australia reported.
At the height of the large-scale police operation, a police helicopter circled overhead
One neighbor, David, said his daughter was in the backyard with the family dog and heard gunshots.
“She ran inside, locked the doors and waited for us to get home. She said she just knew it was gunshots,” he said.
“She said it was three or four shots.”
“We know the family (at that address) quite well and just hope that everything is OK,” he added.