Floreat mother and daughter warned to hide before fatal shooting in Perth’s western suburbs
It has been revealed a 63-year-old man, who shot dead a mother and her teenage daughter in their Perth home, was looking for his ex-partner. The gunman, who then killed himself, used a licensed firearm to carry out the attack.
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00:00 Another horrific case of violence against women.
00:06 Any death is tragic, however when you get a multiple murder, it has that greater impact upon the family, the friends.
00:14 Two more women have lost their lives because of a man with a gun.
00:18 Police flooded the streets of Floriette on Friday afternoon.
00:21 The peace shattered in the affluent Perth suburb.
00:24 We heard some gunshots, a lot of police, a lot of sirens, everything going on. It was a lot of ruckus as well.
00:31 A lot of people were quite worried coming out of their houses.
00:34 The attacker went to the home because he thought his former partner was there.
00:38 Instead he found the woman who lived there and her teenage daughter.
00:42 The ABC understands they'd been warned by his former partner that he was coming and told to hide.
00:47 Police say the man shot and killed the 59-year-old woman who was a good friend of his ex-partner.
00:53 Her 18-year-old daughter was also shot and rushed to Royal Perth Hospital but later died.
00:59 We're aware that police were on the street when the last shot was fired and we believe that last shot was the male taking his own life.
01:07 The man had a firearm licence and while he was known to police, they say there didn't appear to be a history of violence.
01:14 The incident won't be classified as domestic violence because the attacker and his victims were not related.
01:21 Enough is enough. So many women that I've spoken to in my community last night and this morning are feeling exhausted and furious because more women are dying at the hands of a man.
01:34 It's shocking. It's not the sort of thing you expect to happen in Florida.
01:39 It's just a matter of caring for the people and being with them and alongside them.
01:44 Police are providing support to the man's ex-partner and the family of those killed.
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