A man from South Australia's south-east has been arrested and charged with murdering two teenagers, who were shot dead on a rural property.
Police said the young Adelaide couple — a man and a woman both aged 19 — had been visiting the 46-year-old's rural property at Mount McIntyre, north-west of Mount Gambier.
According to police, it appeared the couple were shot before officers were called to the property just before midnight last night.
The 46-year-old man was arrested without incident.
Detective Inspector Campbell Hill said the killings were a tragedy.
"The impacts of this will not only be felt by the particular families involved and the associates and relatives, but also the south-eastern community," he said.
"It's really quite a shocking event to occur in the south-east."
Others were at the property at the time
Inspector Hill said police were in the process of identifying next of kin, family and friends and building a picture of why the couple, who lived in metropolitan Adelaide, were at the property on Saturday.
He said other people were at the property at the time of the killings, but police were not seeking anyone other than the charged man in relation to the deaths.
"We've certainly spoken to other people that were present at the address and the investigation is working its way through that process," he said.
"We are supporting those and obviously looking after the welfare of the people that were there at the time."
He said further details would be released at a later date.
Beef farmer Ralph Aliberti, who lives on a neighbouring property, described the incident as shocking and strange.
"Nothing like that happens around here," he said.
The accused man is expected to face court on Monday.
