Osmington shooting
| Osmington shooting | |
|---|---|
| Location | Osmington, Western Australia, Australia |
| Coordinates | 33°54′22″S 115°13′44″E / 33.906°S 115.229°E |
| Date | 11 May 2018 c. 4.00 am – 5.00 am (WST) |
| Target | Members of the Miles-Cockman family |
Attack type | Murder–suicide, familicide |
| Weapons | Three rifles |
| Deaths | 7 (including the perpetrator) |
| Perpetrator | Peter Miles |
The Osmington shooting was a familicide in Osmington, Western Australia, on 11 May 2018, in which Peter Miles, a 61-year-old retired high school farm manager, shot dead his wife, daughter, and four grandchildren, before calling police and then committing suicide. It was the worst shooting incident in Australia since the Port Arthur massacre of 1996.