Teen charged over fatal shooting

Teen charged over fatal shooting

A teenager has been charged with manslaughter after the shooting death of a man in the Wheatbelt on Friday.

Police today charged a 17-year-old male in relation to the death of 36-year-old Ashley John Major at a farming property on the Koorda-Bullfinch Road in Chandler.

Detectives interviewed the members of a hunting group who were present at the time Mr Major was shot.

The 17-year-old will be released on bail tomorrow to appear in Merredin Children’s Court.