Shooting deaths of boy, 15, and his father being treated as a murder-suicide, NSW police say
The shooting deaths of a 15-year-old boy and his 58-year-old father in Yamba on theOfficers are investigating the circumstances of theafter being called to a home on Kookaburra Court shortly after 1pm on Thursday following reports that two bodies had been found by a close family member.
The pair were located in the home with gunshot wounds. Detectives do not believe anyone else was involved. Supt Shane Cribb on Friday described the incident as “tragic” and noted the impact it would have on the community. He said there was nothing to cause anybody to suspect that anyone was in an unsafe situation before the deaths.
“Police will speak to a number of people … we’ll look at the history of both the father and the son, we’ll look at any family history, we’re looking at the school,” he said.
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