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title: "Seven found dead at Australia rural property: police"
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# Seven found dead at Australia rural property: police

> Four children and three adults were found dead Friday at a rural property in Western Australia, apparently with gunshot wounds, police said after recovering two weapons from the scene.

By AFP · Published 11 May 2018, 07:37 SAST

## Content

"It appears that gunshot wounds are there but I don't want to go further than that as two firearms have been located at the scene," Western Australia police commissioner Chris Dawson said.

He added that police were not looking for a suspect -- suggesting a potential murder-suicide. DM