Shooting Tasmania: Two men dead and woman injured after shooting at a home with two children inside

Two men dead and woman injured after shooting at a home with two children inside

  • Two men have died and a woman is in hospital after suffering gunshot wounds 
  • Two children were inside home when shotting happened about 1am Saturday
  •  The children were not injured but were taken to Launceston General Hospital


Two men have died and a woman is in hospital after suffering gunshot wounds at a Tasmanian house with two children inside.

Police were called to a property on William Street in Devonport after reports of shots fired about 1am on Saturday.

One woman, two men and two children were found inside.

Two men have died and a woman is in hospital after suffering gunshot wounds at a Tasmanian house with two children inside

Police said two men suffered gunshot wounds. One was found dead and the other died a short time later.

The woman was also found with a gunshot wound and was taken to hospital.

The two children were not injured but were taken to Launceston General Hospital as a precaution.

Police believe the offender was the man who later died of his injuries and said he knew the victims.

‘The firearm was recovered at the scene by police and there is no further concern for community safety,’ Tasmania Police said in a statement.

‘People are asked to stay away from the area while investigations continue.’

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