Photo via ABC News (AU)

Four people charged over shooting in suburban Perth

Read the original at ABC News (AU) ↗
Cite

Liddelow, C. (2026, September 25). Four people charged over shooting in suburban Perth. ABC News (AU). https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-25/charges-laid-by-wa-police-over-hamilton-hill-shooting/107194758

Dated when The Aporia collected the article, usually within hours of publication. Check the original for its exact date and byline.

ABC News (AU) · collected 2026-09-25 · by Callum Liddelow

Quick Summary

Four individuals were charged after a shooting incident near bushland in Hamilton Hill, Perth, where a 37-year-old man was shot in the stomach at around 4:30am on September 13. The charges include "attempt to unlawfully kill," and all suspects have been refused bail, with their court appearance scheduled for today. Police initially urged residents to secure their homes but later stated that public safety concerns were minimal.
Written by AI on 2026-09-25, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

AI analysis

Story summary

On September 13, a 37-year-old man was shot in the stomach while walking near bushland in suburban Perth, specifically at the corner of Karda Way and Yongka Road in Hamilton Hill. The incident occurred around 4:30 am; police responded and found the victim who had been helped by a passerby until an ambulance arrived. Initially, authorities advised residents to stay indoors but later assured there were no broader safety concerns. Four individuals—a 47-year-old man from O'Connor, a 39-year-old man from Aveley, a 45-year-old man from Success, and a 49-year-old woman from Hamilton Hill—have been charged with 'attempt to unlawfully kill.' They were denied bail and will appear in court. The victim underwent surgery but has since been discharged from the hospital, while police continue their investigation into the targeted shooting.

Written for “Shooting in Perth” on 2026-11-02, grounded in this article and the 0 other(s) covering the same event.

Story

📰 Shooting in Perth
Crime & Law · 1 article(s) covering the same event.

Compared with similar articles

Nothing to compare against. No article is close enough to this one for the pipeline to have linked or judged the pair.
How this article was measured signals, leaning charts, publisher record, byline, topics and claims

Signals How these are calculated →

Claims extracted
8
sentences that state something as happening or true
Uncertain
0%
0 of 8 hedged ("reportedly", "may", "according to")
Leaning
not political
takes no side on a contested political question
Publisher signals
68/100
ABC News (AU)'s corrections and hedging, across everything collected from it. Not a measure of accuracy.
Outlets on this story
1
Crime & Law
Same framing elsewhere
1
articles that frame the event the way this one does
Analyzed 2026-09-25 · how these are computed

How this is being covered How these are calculated →

Article leaning vs. publisher reliability
Source leaning vs. consistency

Publisher

ABC News (AU) · 4630 article(s) · 10 correction(s) detected
Running correction rate · 10 correction(s)
2026-10-25
Live: Diamonds play Constellation Cup on home soil
2026-10-19
Elizabeth Struhs's mother trusted God would 'heal' 8yo, inquest hears
2026-10-17
Siblings with same rare birth defect can walk after donated care
2026-10-15
Sydney prison criticised for 'putrid' conditions returns to public hands
2026-10-15
Cost forces ACT government to scrap pledge to tag DV perpetrators
2026-10-15
Fraudsters avoid time behind bars
2026-10-15
Queensland jails will be at triple capacity under new bail laws, union warns
2026-10-07
Judge rules evidence from Christa Pike's botched execution be preserved
2026-09-15
Canberra man posed as teenage girl to obtain child abuse material
2026-09-07
'Her career's finished': Fugitive Sydney developer's daughter avoids jail

Who wrote this

Callum Liddelow
6 article(s) here · 0 carrying a prediction
🔮 The man is expected to face Northam Magistrates Court on December 14.
2026-10-15 · assertive framing · Speed camera operator charged over alleged dangerous overtake on road train
🔮 In short: Curtin University's vice-chancellor says the proposed merger of WA's three public universities will be a costly process that will "fix something that is not broken".
2026-10-12 · assertive framing · Curtin University warns proposed merger 'solves problems we don't have'
🔮 Town of Cambridge Mayor Gary Mack said the plan was to bury the whale in landfill.
2026-10-01 · assertive framing · Dead whale finally being removed from Perth beach, four days after washing up
🔮 ACCC again blocks sale of RAC WA's insurance arm to Sydney-based IAG In short: The competition regulator has again blocked the sale of RAC to the east-coast-based IAG, saying it would reduce competition in WA's insurance markets and increase premiums. The RAC maintains that members would be better off under a national insurer that would "strengthen RAC's ability to respond to a changing insurance landscape" and reduce the risk it carries alone.
2026-09-23 · assertive framing · Watchdog again blocks sale of RAC WA insurance arm to east-coast giant
🔮 Smart glasses will be banned from public schools in Western Australia to prevent children from being secretly filmed, the state's education minister has announced.
2026-09-22 · assertive framing · Smart glasses to be banned from WA public schools
Also by Callum Liddelow
Speed camera operator charged over alleged dangerous overtake on road train
2026-10-15 · ABC News (AU)
Curtin University warns proposed merger 'solves problems we don't have'
2026-10-12 · ABC News (AU)
Dead whale finally being removed from Perth beach, four days after washing up
2026-10-01 · ABC News (AU)
Watchdog again blocks sale of RAC WA insurance arm to east-coast giant
2026-09-23 · ABC News (AU)
Nothing else under this byline is closely related to this article, so these are simply their most recent.
All 6 articles by Callum Liddelow →

Topics

Aveley Hamilton Hill O’Connor Perth surburban

Subjects

Hamilton Hill GPE · 2× Perth GPE · 2× Aveley GPE · 1× O’Connor PERSON · 1× Success PERSON · 1× surburban NORP · 1× the Fremantle Magistrates Court ORG · 1×

Narrative

Police at the time urged people living in the area to lock their doors and windows and stay inside, but later in the day they said they believed the incident was isolated and there were no concerns for public safety.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-25
2026-09-25 · ABC News (AU)
Four people charged over shooting in suburban Perth · assertive framing

Claims (8 extracted, 0 hedged)

Four people have been charged after a 37-year-old man was shot in the stomach while walking near bushland in surburban Perth. asserted
man → charge → Perth
Police allege the "targeted" shooting occurred near the corner of Karda Way and Yongka Road in Hamilton Hill, about 23 kilometres south-west of Perth's CBD, at 4:30am on Sunday, September 13. asserted
shooting → allege → Sunday
A member of the public found the man and helped him until an ambulance arrived, while police descended on the area to search for the suspects. asserted
police → find → suspects
Police at the time urged people living in the area to lock their doors and windows and stay inside, but later in the day they said they believed the incident was isolated and there were no concerns for public safety. asserted
incident → urge → safety
The alleged victim has since been discharged from hospital after undergoing surgery. asserted
victim → discharge → surgery
A 47-year-old man from O’Connor, a 39-year-old man from Aveley, a 45-year-old man from Success and a 49-year-old woman from Hamilton Hill have each been charged with 'attempt to unlawfully kill'. asserted
man → charge → attempt
They were refused bail and are due to appear in the Fremantle Magistrates Court today. asserted
They → refuse → Court
Police said the investigation was ongoing. asserted
investigation → say → ?
💬Give feedback
🕘History 🎫Support
Terms · Privacy · beta v2.0.0
Articles to 2 Nov 2026