A 38-year-old man has been arrested, after a 44-year-old man was found dead with gunshot wounds at a rural property south-east of Perth on Saturday morning.

A woman in her 40s and her son, 11, were inside the home in Keysbrook along Scarp Road at the time of the incident but were unharmed. They escaped to a neighbour’s house to call police around 8.40am.

Armed police attended the address and located a 44-year-old man with a fatal gunshot wound.

The 38-year-old man was known to the victim, and was located inside a parked vehicle at the property.

He was apprehended and is now assisting with inquiries. Charges have not yet been laid.

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