Overview
- WA Police say Kenneth John Giles remains at large, with inquiries now considering the possibility he has left Western Australia.
- Investigators describe Giles as an experienced bushman believed to be actively avoiding capture and possibly armed.
- The search follows a Wednesday incident near Mullewa in which a woman was shot in the hand as multiple shots were fired, with children present but no other serious injuries reported.
- Police confirm Giles is not a licensed firearms holder and that 17 firearms were seized from several properties, not from the primary incident location.
- A separate operation in Pinjarra led to the arrest of an 18-year-old after reports of an armed man, and authorities have indicated no link to the Mullewa manhunt.