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| Walton-on-the-Naze 'shooting': Woman dies in care home | 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 by a fellow resident at a care home in Essex, police have said. | |
| Police have begun a murder inquiry and a man has been arrested on suspicion of murder. | |
| Police said the victim and the alleged assailant were residents in the home. | |
| 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. |
| 'Security tight' | |
| DCI Simon Werrett said: "At this stage we are not looking for anyone else in connection with the investigation and our inquiries are ongoing." | |
| The premises are being guarded while forensic searches are conducted. | The premises are being guarded while forensic searches are conducted. |
| Nearby resident and retired financial adviser John Knights said security was tight at the care home. | 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. | 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." | "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. | A spokeswoman for the care home said there would be no comment until staff had spoken to police. |
| Douglas Carswell, the UKIP MP for the area, said he was "very shocked". | |
| He said: "If you have got a loved one in a care home, you expect them to be safe. Walton-on-the-Naze is supposed to be one of the most peaceful and tranquil places there is. Of all the places you expect this to happen, this is the last." |