The latest news shows that the cause of the murder in the, West Pennant Hills shoot case is suspected to be related to the claim for custody by his separated wife.
John Edwards, a West Pennant Hills, killer in northwest Sydney, "executed" his 15-year-old son, Jack, and his 13-year-old daughter, Jennifer, in a bedroom in which the children lived with their mother, Olga.
After that, he drove his car to Normanhurst, 5 kilometers away and committed suicide in shoot.
The following are previous reports:
New state police held a press conference at 10:00 on July 6 to reveal the shoot case in West Pennant Hills last night.
Police Officer Brett McFadden in charge of the case said a 68-year-old man had been identified as a gunman who was the father of two children killed by shoot.
Officer Brett McFadden.
Police officers Brett McFadden also said the show`s current police information is a premeditated and targeted homicide, innocent people were not implicated. The killer fled to Normanhurst after killing two teenagers in shoot.
At the property in Normanhurst, where the killer`s body was found, police found two pistol, two pistol owned by the killer, officer Brett McFadden said.
"as far as we know, these two pistol were legally registered and owned by the killer earlier this year," he said.
In response to questions from reporters about the child killed in the case and whether his 36-year-old mother was an Asian immigrant, Officer, Brett McFadden said the case was still under investigation and could not be further disclosed.
According to official demographics in Sydney`s northwest region, excluding Australian-born people, the number of immigrants from China ranks first among all countries of origin in Sydney, accounting for about 10 percent of the region`s immigrant population.
After learning of the killing of two children, local people in, West Pennant Hills came to mourn in front of the property related to the case.
Earlier reported
In the early hours of July 6, new state police said there had been significant progress in the West Pennant Hills shoot case in northwest Sydney, where gunmen had been confirmed dead and the cause of death was still under investigation.
Two teenagers were shot dead Thursday evening at a home in Hull Road, West Pennant Hills. The police immediately launched an investigation into a wide-ranging search for the perpetrators of the crime.
This morning, police found the killer`s body at a home in Normanhurst, a few kilometres away from Hull Road.
Police have also been searching for the father of two teenagers shot dead. Police say a 68-year-old man is likely to be their father and believes it will make a breakthrough.
Judicial testing of the case is still ongoing, and the bodies of two teenagers have been removed from the scene by 6 a.m. Hume Road has been blocked and police detectives are investigating the scene further.
The police will hold a press conference at 10:00 this morning.
The following is an earlier report
July 5: Burst! The sydney chinese area has a shot case! 2 children were killed and one woman was injured
Two children have been killed and a woman in her 30s injured in a house in Sydney`s northwest district that killed two children and injured a 30-something woman around 05:20 this afternoon, the Australian Emergency Aid Association reported.
After the incident, emergency service personnel reported to West Pennant Hills, that there had been reports of an shoot incident in Hull Road, near Cumberland Highway.
Rescue workers also used helicopters to take the injured to hospital.
The age and sex of the child are unknown for the time being. Police have sealed off their homes and established a crime scene, which, after preliminary investigation, is likely to be a domestic violence case. Police are looking for a 50-something man who is believed to help investigate the case.
