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Mother releases photos of children shot dead by father at Pennant Hills home
The mother of two children shot dead at their Sydney home by their father has released photos of her son and daughter.
Jack Edwards, 15, and Jennifer Edwards, 13, were killed just before 5.20pm at their home in West Pennant Hills, Sydney in what police say was a "planned attack" by John Edwards, a 68-year-old financial services worker.
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After an overnight search, police discovered Edwards' body at his home in Normanhurst, a suburb on Sydney's Upper North Shore, about 5 kilometres from where the children were killed.
Two guns, described as "powerful handguns" by police, were also found at the property.
The children's 36-year-old mother Olga returned to her home shortly after police arrived.
Police believe the teens were at home alone when their father shot them.
They were found in their bedrooms in the home they shared with their mother.
Police said Edwards had been involved in custody hearings over the two children during the past two years.
NSW Police Acting Assistant Commissioner Brett McFadden said the children's mother was in shock after attending the scene two days ago.
"I can't even imagine the stress and the heartache that she is going through right now," he said.
"It is a horrific homicide … this is a most traumatic incident."
While Edwards was known to police, Commissioner McFadden said he had no "contemporary" criminal record.
"The … nature of the relationship, particularly in recent times and the level of access that the 68-year-old had to his children is subject to investigation," Commissioner McFadden said.
Following the incident on Thursday night, NSW Ambulance Inspector Kevin McSweeney said when paramedics arrived at the scene they were confronted with "an extremely distressing and stressful situation".
He said there was nothing that could be done for the boy and girl.
The family and emergency services personnel who attended the scene are being provided with support.
"You've really got a family that's going to be struggling to come to terms with it but also the responding police will struggle to come to terms with what they've seen."
Floral tributes outside home
Mourners have today left bunches of flowers outside the West Pennant Hills home where Jack and Jennifer were shot.
Directly after the shooting on Thursday, neighbour Maya Clarke said she was shocked and scared to hear of the tragedy.
"It's just a nice place, a nice area," she said.
"How people can shoot kids … I'm shaking."
Her granddaughter Sienna Clarke said it was a quiet and peaceful area.
"Bad things don't happen around here so it's just kind of frightening because our house is just down the street," she said.
ABC, wires
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