Pictured: Mom and daughter tragically gunned down of their upmarket house in Floreat, Perth

A mom and her daughter who have been tragically shot lifeless by a gunman of their Perth house have been remembered as beloved pillars of the group.

Jenny Petelczyc, 59, and her daughter Gretl, 18, have been shot by a 63-year-old man who had arrived at their Floreat house in Perth’s west on Friday searching for his ex-wife, who was mates with Ms Petelczyc. 

Ms Petelczyc and the person died on the Berkeley Crescent residence whereas Gretl was rushed to hospital the place she sadly died on Saturday morning.

The 18-year-old was a gifted waterpolo participant who graduated St Hilda’s Anglican College in 2022 and was finding out a bachelor of sport on the College of Western Australia.

Jennifer, who glided by Jenny, had been a widow after her husband Jon Petelczyc, the director of an area enterprise consultancy agency, died in August 2019.

They have been each lively within the native council, with Jon serving as council member. 

The household is survived by the couple’s different younger grownup daughter Liesl, who police mentioned was not on the property. 

Household good friend Daele Dobson instructed Every day Mail Australia that Jenny was a ‘sort and beneficiant’ girl and a faithful mom who would ‘do something for her women’. 

‘The household have been nice ambassadors for the Information Canine Affiliation and took on ‘Sunny’ a golden Labrador pet who they saved of their house,’ she mentioned. 

At a press convention on Saturday afternoon, WA Police Detective Inspector David Gorton revealed the person, a registered gun proprietor, visited the home searching for his ex-wife earlier than capturing the 2 girls.

Police arrived on the property to listen to the person hearth a ultimate shot, believed to be the second the 63-year-old took his personal life.

‘The 63-year-old was a licensed firearms holder within the state of Western Australia,’ Det Insp Gorton mentioned.

‘He was the proprietor of the firearms we imagine – at this level of time – have been used.’

He additionally confirmed the person was identified to police.

‘The male discharged a firearm, killing the 59-year-old feminine, and critically injuring the youthful feminine,’ he mentioned on Saturday afternoon.

‘St John offered emergency therapy to the youthful feminine on the home, she was then taken to Royal Perth Hospital, however sadly, she tragically died.’

‘The 59-year-old deceased feminine was a good friend of the person’s ex spouse.’

Detectives are investigating whether or not one of many girls had her palms cable-tied by the shooter. 

Det Insp Gorton additionally confirmed the person’s ex-wife and a daughter have been within the care of the murder squad. 

‘We’re offering any assist we will to them.

‘Clearly, they’re very distressed by the circumstances and WA police will make the suitable referrals to them for counselling.’

Police have been referred to as to the house within the metropolis’s interior north-west at about 4.30pm native time on Friday after the gunman opened hearth.

The lady who later died was rushed to Royal Perth Hospital in a essential situation. 

Police have been on the scene of the capturing in a single day.

‘The incident is contained and there aren’t any ongoing threats to the general public,’ a police spokesman mentioned.

A police helicopter was dispatched to the world and circled overhead as a part of the response. 

Neighbours described the road as ‘pleasant’ and mentioned a mom and her two grownup daughters lived on the home, The West Australian reported. 

Younger neighbour Archer Beattie instructed 9News he heard tyres screeching, driving, ‘a number of sirens, after which the occasional crack’.

One other neighbour referred to as David mentioned his daughter was within the yard with the household canine and heard gunshots.

‘She ran inside and locked the doorways and waited till we obtained house. She mentioned she simply knew they have been gunshots,’ he mentioned.

‘She mentioned it was three or 4 pictures.

‘We all know the household (at that handle) fairly properly and simply hope they’re OK.’

One other neighbour, Indiana Bond, instructed The West the incident because it developed was ‘fairly scary’.

‘It was a little bit of a rollercoaster … there have been about two folks round 18 or 19 speaking out the entrance to a police officer, then about quarter-hour later we hear sirens going previous,’ he mentioned.

‘There was a complete shebang happening and so we got here outdoors to take a look after which we noticed the (TRG) outdoors the home.

‘Then we hear ‘bang, bang, bang, bang’ these pictures going off, then we noticed police roll up, ambulances roll up and so they blocked off the entire avenue instantly.

‘There wasn’t something speedy hearth, nevertheless it was quite a lot of single pictures so it seemed like a back-and-forth type of motion … it was fairly scary.’

In a social media publish State MP Christine Tonkin mentioned it might take time for the circumstances of the tragedy to turn out to be clear.

‘We all know that the folks on this neighbourhood are shocked, confused and grieving. It’s going to take time to make sense of what has occurred and for all times to return to a semblance of normality.

‘Within the meantime, let’s be light with one another.’

Floreat is an upmarket suburb about 8kms north-west of the Perth CBD identified for million-dollar properties and manicured lawns.

The realm stays closed off the general public as detectives and forensic officers examine the scene.

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