Two men charged with murder over alleged double shooting in Rye

Two men have been charged with murder after two people were killed in an alleged shooting that rocked the Mornington Peninsula in early December.

Homicide detectives have charged two men with murder following an alleged double shooting on the Mornington Peninsula earlier this month.

Police were working to piece together the identity of the alleged shooter, who fled a Rye home where 19-year-old Charlyze Hayter and 29-year-old Jackson Gilmour lay dead inside.

The Herald Sun revealed that Mr Gilmour shot Ms Hayter dead after she and the unknown man allegedly broke into his Parson St home about 4am on December 2, where Ms Hayter beat him with a baton as she demanded he hand over cash.

Police at the scene of the double shooting in Rye. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

A 24-year-old Narre Warren man was charged with murder, aggravated home invasion and armed robbery on Friday evening.

He was remanded to appear before the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on May 23 next year.

On Sunday, a 25-year-old Narre Warren man was charged with murder.

He will appear at the Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Monday.

Three other men were interviewed by police but were released from custody pending further investigation.

The pair was allegedly shot dead during a botched home invasion that rocked the peninsula.

It is believed Ms Hayter, and another man, allegedly stormed Jack Gilmour’s Rye home before she started beating him with a baton.

Police at the scene where the pair was shot dead. Picture: Jake Nowakowski

She was said to have been demanding Mr Gilmour hand over his wallet while rummaging through his personal belongings during the intense altercation.

Mr Gilmour is understood to have shot Ms Hayter with a gun stored in his bedroom, before her alleged accomplice fired a fatal shot at Mr Gilmour before fleeing.

Charlyze Hayter was shot dead in the home invasion. Picture: Instagram

Tradie Jack Gilmour was also killed in the home invasion. Picture: Facebook

Ms Hayter and Mr Gilmour were found dead inside the home.

It is also believed a guest at Mr Gilmour’s home, who escaped unharmed, sought refuge in a bathroom and called emergency services.

The major breakthrough in the deaths comes just days after loved ones laid Ms Hayter to rest in a memorial attended by dozens of friends and family on the Mornington Peninsula.

In the wake of the shooting, Ms Hayter’s grandfather Bob Hayter told the Herald Sun that her devastated family held high hopes for her, despite the young woman going down “the wrong side of the tracks” recently.

“I loved her very much,” he said earlier this month.

“Charlie was a lovely girl, probably went down the wrong side of the tracks, but we were hoping for the best for her.”