Global InformationOsmington shooting information
| Osmington shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Osmington, Western Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°54′22″S 115°13′44″E / 33.906°S 115.229°E |
| Date | 11 May 2018 c. 4.00 am – 5.00 am (WST) |
| Target | Members of the Miles-Cockman family |
Attack type | Murder–suicide, familicide |
| Weapons | Three rifles[1] |
| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Peter Miles |
The Osmington shooting was a familicide in Osmington, Western Australia, on 11 May 2018, in which Peter Miles, a 61-year-old retired high school farm manager, shot dead his wife, daughter, and four grandchildren, before calling police and then committing suicide.[2] It was the worst shooting incident in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre of 1996.[3][4]
- ^ Australian Police Identify Victims in Worst Mass Shooting Since 1996
- ^ "Margret River murder-suicide: Seven people found dead at home near WA holiday town". ABC News (Australian Broadcasting Corporation). 11 May 2018. Retrieved 14 May 2018.
- ^ Hastie, Emma Young, Hamish (11 May 2018). "Death of Margaret River family sends 'shockwaves' throughout the nation". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Wolfe, Natalie; Brook, Benedict (14 May 2018). "Seven dead in mass WA tragedy". news.com.au. Retrieved 11 May 2018.