Homicide Squad detectives have charged a 38-year-old man, following an investigation into the death of a 44-year-old man in Keysbrook on Saturday, 14 November 2026.
It will be alleged a firearm was discharged inside a residence on Scarp Road, during which the 44-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound and died at the scene.
Both men were known to each other.
A woman – aged in her 40s – and her child were inside the residence at the time of the incident, and both safely self-evacuated without injury.
Significant police resources were deployed to the area and a 38-year-old man from Mount Richon was promptly apprehended.
He has since been charged with:
• 1 x Murder
He is due to appear before the Armadale Magistrates Court on Monday, 16 November 2026.
During further examination of the scene, detectives located three firearms inside the residence. These firearms remain the subject of ongoing investigations.
The investigation remains ongoing.
It will be alleged a firearm was discharged inside a residence on Scarp Road, during which the 44-year-old man sustained a gunshot wound and died at the scene.
Both men were known to each other.
A woman – aged in her 40s – and her child were inside the residence at the time of the incident, and both safely self-evacuated without injury.
Significant police resources were deployed to the area and a 38-year-old man from Mount Richon was promptly apprehended.
He has since been charged with:
• 1 x Murder
He is due to appear before the Armadale Magistrates Court on Monday, 16 November 2026.
During further examination of the scene, detectives located three firearms inside the residence. These firearms remain the subject of ongoing investigations.
The investigation remains ongoing.
