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| Walton-on-the-Naze 'shooting': Woman dies in care home | |
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| A woman believed to be in her 80s has died after apparently being shot at care home in Essex, police have said. | |
| Police have begun a murder inquiry and a man has been arrested. | Police have begun a murder inquiry and a man has been arrested. |
| Officers were called to De La Mer House care home in Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, at about 09:00 GMT after reports a woman was seriously injured. | Officers were called to De La Mer House care home in Naze Park Road, Walton-on-the-Naze, at about 09:00 GMT after reports a woman was seriously injured. |
| DCI Simon Werrett said: "At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation and our enquiries are ongoing." | DCI Simon Werrett said: "At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation and our enquiries are ongoing." |
| The premises are being guarded while forensic searches are conducted. | |
| The man was arrested at the scene. | The man was arrested at the scene. |
| Nearby resident and retired financial adviser John Knights said security was tight at the care home. | |
| He said: "My mother had to go into De La Mer about two years ago, and I can tell you that it was quite tricky to get in and out of there. | |
| "You couldn't just go up to the building and get in. You needed a security code to get in. It had electronic key pads on the door, so to get inside you needed to know those." | |
| A spokeswoman for the care home said there would be no comment until staff had spoken to police. |