A link in the ongoing investigation of Saturday's murder-suicide in Devonport has been uncovered, Tasmania Police say.
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Inspector Kim Steven said on Tuesday that a 30-year-old Burnie man was assisting police in relation to the murder weapon.
Police say Paul Carey used a Winchester shotgun to kill Chris Walters, injure a woman, and kill himself.
Inspector Steven said the Burnie man was "an associate of the offender", and that the weapon had been "circulating in the community".
"As part of the ongoing investigation into the Devonport shooting incident, police have determined the origin of the firearm involved.
"As a result of information received from the public, yesterday investigators conducted a number of searches and interviews, resulting in the origin of the firearm established.
"It has been determined that the firearm used in Saturday's shooting incident was not handed in or registered as required at the time of the new gun laws, and it has been circulating in the community until this incident."
Inspector Steven said the incident was a stark example as to why Tasmania had an ongoing firearms amnesty.
"I urge anyone in the community who has an unregistered or unwanted firearms to contact police.
"People can surrender firearms at any time under a permanent amnesty, without fear of being prosecuted for the possession."
The woman injured remains in the Launceston General Hospital in a stable condition.
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