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A 38-year-old man has been arrested, after a 44-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds at a rural property south-east of Perth on Saturday morning.
A woman in her 40s and her son, 11, were inside the home in Keysbrook along Scarp Road at the time of the incident but were unharmed. They escaped to a neighbour’s house to call police around 8.40am.
Armed police attended the address and located a 44-year-old man with a fatal gunshot wound.
The 38-year-old man was known to the victim, and was located inside a parked vehicle at the property.
He was apprehended and is now assisting with inquiries. Charges have not yet been laid.
Detective Senior Sergeant Stephen Cleal said the woman and son had been “confronted with something horrific”.
“My thoughts are with them at the moment,” he said.
Police also located one firearm inside the house that was seized. Cleal said it was his understanding that the 38-year-old had not been a licensed firearm owner.
The investigation remains ongoing, with police now combing through the rural property. They will likely remain on the scene for days.
Officers are also exploring whether the 38-year-old had any connections to sovereign citizens.
“At this stage there is no information to corroborate that,” Cleal said.
“That will form part of the investigation, there’s no doubt about it.”
Three St John Ambulance crews were sent to the area Saturday morning but were not used.
“The incident has been contained and there is no ongoing threat to public safety,” police confirmed.
Keysbrook sits along the South Western Highway roughly 62 kilometres south of the Perth CBD.
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