On 25 September 1988, a man shot and killed five of his relatives in Oenpelli, Northern Territory. A sixth death also occurred, however reports suggest it was caused by heart attack subsequent to the shootings.
The man walked approximately 150 km and hid for nine days in Arnhem Land before surrendering to police. He was charged with five counts of murder.
Chapman S, et al 2006, ‘Australia’s 1996 gun law reforms: faster falls in firearm deaths, firearm suicides, and a decade without mass shootings’, Injury Prevention, vol. 12, pp. 365 – 372
Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Family fled massacre in the outback’, 28 September 1988, viewed on Fairfax Digital 23 January 2012
Sydney Morning Herald, ‘NT police seek killer of six’, 29 September 1988, viewed on Fairfax Digital 23 January 2012
Sydney Morning Herald, ‘Territory Killings: Man, 25, Charged’, 5 October 1988, viewed on Fairfax Digital 23 January 2012
